West Bank: Palestinian families forced to leave their homes due to settler attacks

Two Palestinian families were forcibly displaced from their homes in the Al-Maleh area of the northern Jordan Valley, following an escalation in attacks carried out against them by settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army.

WAFA reported, citing local sources, that two families demolished their homes and moved to the Al-Auja area near Jericho, following an increase in settler attacks.

It's worth noting that the Al-Maleh area witnessed a settler attack on Thursday evening, which included firing into the air, assaulting citizens and their property, stealing dozens of heads of livestock, and killing more than 100 heads of livestock.

The region is witnessing a significant escalation in armed settler attacks against residents and their property, as part of a policy of ongoing pressure to force them to leave their land.

Jerusalemites forced to evacuate a residential building

In occupied Jerusalem, residents began emptying their property of a six-apartment building on Friday evening, preparing to demolish it under pressure from the Jerusalem municipality.

According to local sources, the Halwani family has emptied their apartment building in the town of Beit Hanina, in preparation for its self-demolition, ordered and forced by the Israeli municipality. The sources noted that 25 people, most of them children, live in the apartments.

It's worth noting that residents are forced to demolish their homes themselves to avoid paying hefty fines and the cost of municipal equipment, with the demolition costing hundreds of thousands of shekels.