Israeli Forces Demolish Homes and Water Pond Near Hebron.

Beit Ummar: Israeli occupation forces Wednesday demolished two houses and a water pool in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Beit Ummar media activist Mohammed Awad reported that the occupation forces stormed the town with a number of military vehicles and bulldozed the house of local resident Iyad Abdul Hamid Muhaisen Awad in the Beit Za'ata area east of the town. This action was taken under the pretext of not having a permit, despite the owners having all the legal papers proving their ownership of the land on which the building was constructed. The demolished house consisted of one floor with an area of 100 square meters, and the family was preparing to move into it. Israeli forces also demolished the three-story house of Bilal Abu Ayyash, which was inhabited by his family of seven. WAFA's correspondent highlighted that the first floor of Ayyash's house, located near the town's cemetery, was built in the 1960s. The family had submitted the legal papers for the house to the occupation court, which has not yet issued a decision regarding its demolition. Furthermore, the occupation forces demolished a large water collection pond, with a capacity of about 200 cubic meters, in the Thaghrat al-Shabak area north of the town. The pond, owned by local resident Younis Naji Bahr, was used for agricultural purposes.