The Israeli army on Tuesday demolished a Palestinian home near Salfit city in the northern occupied West Bank, citing the usual pretext of lack of a construction permit.
The Israeli demolition comes amid ongoing Israeli offensive in the northern West Bank, during which dozens of Palestinians homes were detonated, causing displacement to hundreds of people.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli army raided the village of Kafr al-Dik in the Salfit Governorate, and began demolishing a home.
According to the official Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, the Israeli army demolished 126 Palestinian structures last month, including 74 inhabited homes and 29 agricultural facilities in the West Bank.
Israel widely uses the pretext of a lack of construction permits to demolish Palestinian homes, especially in Area C in the occupied West Bank, which constitutes around 60% of its space.
Under the 1995 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was divided into three portions – Area A, B, and C.
Area C is under Israel’s administrative and security control until a final status agreement is reached with the Palestinians.
On Jan. 21, the Israeli army launched an assault on Jenin city and its refugee camp, killing at least 26 Palestinians. The offensive was later expanded to the city of Tulkarem, where at least three Palestinians were killed.
The Israeli escalation in the West Bank came after a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal took hold in Gaza on Jan. 19, following 15 months of Israel’s genocidal war that killed over 47,500 Palestinians and reduced the enclave to rubble.
Since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, more than 900 Palestinians have been killed across the West Bank in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers.
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