Bethlehem: Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Al-Walaja, northwest of Bethlehem, on Monday, amid heavy military reinforcements, and positioned themselves at the village's main entrance near the Grand Mosque.
According to Palestine news and Information Agency, Khader Al-Araj, head of the Al-Walaja village council, reported that Israeli bulldozers began paving roads and demolishing stone walls in the mountainous Khallat Al-Hussein area. The operation aimed to reach a residential area within the village, although Al-Araj did not provide further details about the immediate objectives of the incursion.
Later during the operation, Israeli bulldozers commenced the demolition of the ground floor of a residential building under construction. The building belonged to Ahmed Nasr Abu Al-Teen, and its location was also in the Khallat Al-Hussein area.
