Israel destroys residential buildings in the West Bank and sells thousands

Israel destroys residential buildings in the West Bank and sells thousands

Israel's armed forces demolished more than a dozen residential buildings in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, as a Palestinian official told CNN. These measures are part of a military action that has driven tens of thousands of Palestinians.

military operation in West Bank

After the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, Israel launched an increasingly militarized campaign, which according to its own information is directed against militant groups in West Bank. This includes air strikes that were almost unknown there.

Operation "Iron Wall"

The Israeli defense forces started a comprehensive campaign with the name "Operation Iron Wall" in northern West Bank last month. Israel's Minister of Defense said that the teachings from the "repeated attacks on Gaza" were expressly applied. According to the United Nations, around 90% of the residential buildings were destroyed in Gaza.

Expulsion of Palestinians

According to the UN report, the operation in the West Bank has sold more than 40,000 Palestinians in Northwest Jordania. Abdullah Kamil, the governor of Tulkarem in West Bank, confirmed that the demolitions on Tuesday destroyed buildings that housed several families.

political motifs behind the demolition

"The Israeli army is under the pretext of security and fighting terrorism," said Kamil. He claimed that it was a "purely political" operation to satisfy hard positions within the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

annexion and settlement policy

In November, Israel's right-wing extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich-responsible for the Jewish settlements in West Bank-ordered preparations for the annexation of the settlements and explained that the victory of US President Donald Trump "has an important opportunity for the state of Israel".

reactions to military missions

The Palestinians are striving for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the occupied Eastern Jerusalem for a future independent state. According to international law, the Jewish settlements there are considered illegal. Israel started operating "Iron Wall" two days after the Gaza merchant's entry into force and stated that the goal was to eliminate "terrorists and the infrastructure of terror".

arrests and military missions

On Tuesday, the Israeli military said that 25 people were arrested in northern West Bank, who are suspected of being involved in "terrorist activities in the region". "During the missions, the troops collected evidence and weapons that were used by the enemy," added the military.

consequences of the conflict in the region

The military operations that started in the Jenin refugee camp have now expanded to the Tulkarem refugee camp, only Shams and El Far’a, according to Unrwa, the United Nations for Palestinian refugees. Kamil reported that 85% of the residents of only shams and Tulkarem were sold, which corresponds to about 16,000 people.

he pointed out that the Israeli armed forces had searched houses at night and that many buildings in the only shams warehouse had been significantly damaged. Water and electricity were parked in both camps. Unrwa warned that the forced expulsion of Palestinian communities in northern West Bank increased at an alarming pace.

The Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa urgently called for humanitarian aid and protection for the "violent Palestinian people" in the refugee camps of the northern West Bank, while the Israeli armed forces remain in the affected areas.