The Israeli military forces on Monday raided Umm Qassa community in Masafer Yatta South of AlKhalil, in the southern occupied West Bank, and demolished a residence displacing 15 people, according to local sources.

Rateb al-Jabour, a local activist, told WAFA news agency that army bulldozers demolished a 150-square meter residence owned by Nayef Kaabneh and dwelled by 15 people, most of them children.

Another activist, Fouad al-Imour, told WAFA that the soldiers brought two bulldozers with them as they raided the community and broke into several homes owned by the Kaabneh family.

He said the residents confronted the soldiers and bulldozers in an attempt to prevent the demolition.

Israel plans to demolish at least eight Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta in light of the May 4 Israeli High Court decision giving the army the green light to dislocate more than 1,000 Palestinian residents after considering the area a firing zone.