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Published 01 Jan, 2025 06:17pm

Israeli forces demolish house near Bethlehem — again

Israel’s army has knocked down a Palestinian home in al-Walaja village, northwest of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports, citing the Wafa news agency.

Khader al-Araj, head of al-Walaja Village Council, said Israeli troops escorted a bulldozer into the village, which tore down a house belonging to a woman named Nisreen Khaled Abu Rizeq.

Five people have been displaced, the report adds, while Al-Araj said Israeli forces had also previously demolished Abu Rizeq’s house on July 15 of this year.

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