Members of Palestinian Masafer Yatta communities inspecting the ruins of their homes which have been destroyed by Israeli occupation forces. (Anadolu Agency)
Israeli occupation authorities demolished on Sunday two Palestinian houses in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabir, and handed notifications for the imminent demolition of fours homes in Yatta town, south of Hebron.
In occupied Jerusalem, an Israeli police force accompanied by bulldozers stormed Jabal al-Mukabir neighborhood before proceeding to demolish a two-storey home sheltering the families of Rateb and Husam Matar, displacing the two families, including children and women.
The occupation authorities cited unpermitted construction as pretext for the demolition of the two houses and subsequent displacement of the two families.
During the demolition, the Israeli occupation forces assaulted the displaced family members, injuring one of them with a rubber-coated round.
Meantime, Israeli occupation army handed notifications for the imminent demolition of four Palestinian homes in the town of Yatta, to the south of Hebron.
An Israeli army force raided Al-Zuweden community near the town and handed notifications for the demolition of four Palestinian homes in addition to two agricultural facilities in the community, under the pretext of construction without a permit.
Demolition of Palestinian homes across the occupied territories has seen a spike since the swearing-in of the new far-right Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu, whose members like Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich publicly advocate for the expulsion of Palestinians and the demolitions of as many homes as possible to expedite the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.