RAMALLAH, March 3, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces and Israeli colonists carried out 1,705 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during February, according to a new report from the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission. 

Muayyed Shaaban, head of the commission, said in a report on Monday that Israeli forces were responsible for 1,475 of these attacks, while Israeli colonists carried out 230. The majority of these attacks were concentrated in Nablus, which saw 300 attacks, followed by Hebron with 267 and Ramallah with 263.

Shaaban pointed out that Israeli colonist attacks were most frequent in Nablus and Hebron, each witnessing 43 assaults, followed by Ramallah with 38 and Jerusalem with 25. These attacks included 68 incidents of property vandalism and theft, affecting large areas of Palestinian land. In addition, colonists uprooted 642 trees, including 610 olive trees, mainly in Hebron (292 trees), Jenin (250), and Jerusalem (100).

The report also highlighted systematic targeting of the Arab al-Mleihat community northwest of Jericho, where colonists opened a road encircling the area and set fire to the community mosque, in an attempt to force the displacement of residents for colonial expansion.

Furthermore, Israeli occupation authorities conducted 79 demolitions in February, affecting 156 structures, including 109 inhabited homes. Demolitions were most severe in Hebron, where 55 structures were destroyed, followed by Jenin (26), Jerusalem (19), and Salfit (15). Additionally, 93 demolition orders were issued, predominantly in Nablus (25), Tulkarm (24), Hebron (13), and Tubas (8).

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