Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home near Bethlehem

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Israeli forces have demolished a house in the village of Al-Walaja, northwest of Bethlehem, Wafa news agency reports.

According to Al Jazeera, the village of Al-Walaja is carved into hillside terraces and olive farms between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.

Khader Al-Araj, the head of the Al-Walaja Village Council, reported that a large contingent of Israeli soldiers, accompanied by a military bulldozer, broke into the Ain Juwaiza neighbourhood of the village Wafa said.

They proceeded to demolish the home of Ghassan Al-Atrash, a local resident, which measured approximately 120 square meters.

 Palestinian villager Waji al-Atrash poses in front of his bulldozed house in Al-Walaja, a Palestinian village in occupied East Jerusalem on Dec 28, 2023. — AFP/File
Palestinian villager Waji al-Atrash poses in front of his bulldozed house in Al-Walaja, a Palestinian village in occupied East Jerusalem on Dec 28, 2023. — AFP/File

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