Israeli forces demolish house and trees in village near Hebron
Activist Iyad Masharqa said the forces also destroyed fruit trees, a water well and stone retaining walls belonging to the same owner.
Israeli forces demolished a house in the village of Al-Hijra, near the town of Dura south of Hebron, on Monday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Anti-settlement activist Iyad Masharqa told WAFA that the forces raided the Al-Qasr neighborhood in Al-Hijra, southeast of Dura, and demolished a house belonging to a local resident, Fida Al-Atiri.
The structure measured about 200 square meters, Masharqa said.
The forces also destroyed several fruit-bearing trees, leveled the land around the house, and demolished a water well and stone retaining walls belonging to the same resident.
WAFA's report did not include any statement from the Israeli military on the demolition.
Demolitions of Palestinian homes and structures are a recurring issue in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli authorities regularly carry out such operations.
Israeli authorities generally say such structures were built without the permits required under their planning rules.
Palestinian residents and rights groups say permits are extremely difficult to obtain in many areas, leaving families with few legal options to build homes or farm their land.
Hebron is the largest city in the southern West Bank, and the surrounding villages and towns, including Dura, have seen repeated disputes over land, housing and access.
