The West Bank.. The Israeli army demolishes a Palestinian house east of Ramallah.

The Israeli army demolished a Palestinian home in the Ramallah governorate in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, under the pretext of 'building without a permit.'

The head of the village council of al-Mughayer, Amin Abu Aliya, reported that a large force from the Israeli army stormed the town accompanied by vehicles and began demolishing the home of citizen Wajih Abu Aliya.

He mentioned that the house was notified of the demolition three days prior, claiming 'building without a permit' in areas classified as 'C' according to the Oslo Accords signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel.

The head of the village council of al-Mughayer indicated that Israel had given the homeowner a three-day deadline to prove ownership and obtain a permit.

The 'Oslo II' Agreement (1995) classified the West Bank lands into three areas: 'A' under full Palestinian control, 'B' under Israeli security control and Palestinian civil and administrative control, and 'C' under Israeli civil, administrative, and security control, with the latter comprising about 60 percent of the West Bank area.

Palestinians are prohibited from making any changes in these areas without permits from Israel, which are nearly impossible to obtain.

The Palestinian official pointed out that the Israeli army has demolished three homes in the town in the past period under the same pretext, while demolition orders threaten more than 70 other homes.

Abu Aliya considered these actions to be 'collective punishment and an attempt to push the residents to leave and control a larger area of the town's land.'

Since October 8, 2023, for a period of two years, the Israeli occupation authorities have carried out 1,014 demolition operations affecting 3,679 facilities, including 1,288 inhabited homes, 244 uninhabited, and 962 agricultural facilities and others, and issued 1,667 notifications for the demolition of Palestinian facilities.