Israeli forces issued stop-work orders for 15 Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Walaja in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday (24 June), citing a lack of building permits, according to a local official.
Khader Al-Araj, head of the Al-Walaja village council, told Anadolu that Israeli troops raided the village and deployed forces in the Khallat Al-Samak area to the north before delivering stop-work orders to the owners of the 15 homes.
In a related incident, Israeli forces also demolished two agricultural rooms and a concrete wall in the Al-Sarj area in the same village. Al-Araj said the two rooms were mobile structures used for agricultural purposes.
Israel routinely demolishes Palestinian homes and structures or issues stop-work orders for construction, citing a lack of permits, particularly in Area C of the West Bank as defined by the 1995 Oslo II Accord between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel.
Under the agreement, the West Bank was divided into three administrative zones: Area A under full Palestinian control, Area B under Palestinian civil control and Israeli security control, and Area C under full Israeli control. Area C makes up around 60% of the territory.
Israeli authorities prohibit construction or land reclamation in Area C without permits, which Palestinians say are virtually impossible to obtain.
The demolition of homes has repeatedly drawn criticism from rights groups and is described as violating international humanitarian law. The Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits the destruction of civilian property except when absolutely necessary for military purposes.
Such demolitions have led to displacement of entire families and loss of livelihoods, particularly those linked to agriculture and livestock herding.
According to UN data, the demolition of Palestinian homes and structures in 2025 displaced more than 1,700 Palestinians.
Since 8 October, 2023, Israeli escalation by the army and settlers in the West Bank has killed 1,173 Palestinians, wounded 12,666, led to the arrest of about 23,000 people and displaced 33,000, according to official Palestinian figures.
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