Israel escalates infrastructure removal, home demolitions in occupied West Bank
Rights groups warn policies entrench illegal annexation and violate international law amid broader allegations of atrocities in Gaza
WEST BANK, Palestine (MNTV) — Israeli authorities ordered the removal of an electricity network in the Palestinian village of Idhna, west of Hebron, a move local officials and independent rights groups say is part of a broader effort to tighten Israeli control over the occupied West Bank.
They argue the measure aims to pressure Palestinian residents into displacement and facilitate settlement expansion in the area.
Jaber Tmaizi, the mayor of Idhna, said Israeli forces issued a formal notice demanding the removal of power infrastructure supplying the Bir Al-Balouta area.
He said the measure is designed to push residents toward the socalled separation barrier and clear land for the expansion of the nearby Adora settlement, which is illegal under international law.
Palestinians, Arab states, and international human rights organizations have condemned these steps as a creeping annexation of occupied territory.
The United Nations and the International Court of Justice have repeatedly affirmed that Israeli settlements and annexation measures violate international law and undermine Palestinians’ right to self-determination.
Separately, Israeli forces demolished two homes belonging to the Qabha family in the Khor Al-Dabaa neighborhood of Bartaa, in the Jenin area of the northern West Bank.
Earlier this year, four additional homes in the same area were demolished on similar grounds, reflecting what critics describe as a discriminatory permit regime that makes legal Palestinian construction nearly impossible.
The West Bank measures come as Israel faces intensifying international scrutiny over its actions in Gaza, where UN agencies, human rights organizations, and legal experts have alleged widespread war crimes and acts that may amount to genocide.
They cite extensive civilian casualties, large-scale forced displacement, and the systematic destruction of essential infrastructure as key evidence.
Human rights organizations argue that policies in both Gaza and the West Bank form part of a broader strategy to entrench Israeli control over Palestinian territory while eroding the possibility of a viable Palestinian state.
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