JERUSALEM Thursday, August 1, 2024 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation forces today demolished a two-story house and shops in the town of Beit Anan, northwest of Jerusalem.

Local sources said that the occupation forces, accompanied by three bulldozers, stormed the town and demolished a two-story house with an area of ​​300-square meters, and four shops with an area of ​​200-square meters.

Since the beginning of the occupation's comprehensive aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in October 2023, and in parallel with the unprecedented destruction of homes, buildings and facilities in the Strip, the demolition of citizens' homes has escalated, especially in the so-called Area C, which constitutes about 60% of the West Bank.

Data from the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission shows that the occupation authorities demolished 318 facilities in the West Bank during the first half of 2024, compared to the demolition of 313 facilities during the entire year of 2023.

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