Occupied Jerusalem, June 7 (Petra) — Israeli occupation authorities
on Sunday forced two brothers to demolish their own two-apartment
residential building in the town of Al-Tur in occupied Jerusalem,
under the threat of heavy financial penalties and being charged for
the demolition costs if carried out by municipality crews.

The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that the building was
constructed in 2000. Over the past several years, the owners faced a
series of fines and violations, while Israeli authorities repeatedly
postponed the demolition order before issuing a final deadline for
self-demolition.

Meanwhile, Israeli settlers intensified attacks against Palestinians
in several areas of the West Bank. Settlers targeted Palestinian
vehicles south of Bethlehem and assaulted construction workers in the
village of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah, amid ongoing violations
across the Palestinian territories.

The Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance
Commission said in a statement that a group of settlers gathered
after midnight at the intersection leading to the Efrat settlement,
built on private Palestinian land south of Bethlehem. The settlers
blocked the main road and hurled stones at passing vehicles.

In Ramallah, the commission reported that armed settlers attacked
construction workers on Sunday in Jiljilya, beating them and forcing
them to leave their workplace under threat.

Across various parts of the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, Israeli
forces launched a wave of dawn raids, arrests, and field
interrogations targeting dozens of Palestinians. The incursions
triggered confrontations in several areas as forces searched civilian
homes.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said in a statement that Israeli
forces detained 25 Palestinians during the raids, alleging they were
wanted individuals.

//Petra// AF