IOF demolish homes, raid Balata Camp in West Bank escalation

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
3 Sep 2025 12:22
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Israeli occupation forces have carried out raids across West Bank towns, detaining several Palestinians amid ongoing settlement expansion plans.

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An Israeli soldier fires tear gas during an aggression on the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP)

Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday carried out a major raid in the Palestinian town of al-Khader in the occupied West Bank, deploying in the Ard al-Deir area, sealing it off, and demolishing two homes.

According to Palestine Today, soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades to prevent residents from approaching the demolition site. No injuries were reported.

Ahmad Salah, head of al-Khader’s municipal council, said the Ard al-Deir area is under serious threat, with around 30 Palestinian homes facing demolition or stop-work orders, despite being the town’s only area available for urban expansion.

Figures by the Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission show that in August alone, Israeli authorities carried out 57 demolitions that affected 125 Palestinian structures. These included 39 inhabited homes, 52 agricultural facilities, and 20 sources of livelihood.

Separately, an Israeli special forces unit stormed Balata refugee camp east of Nablus early Wednesday.

IOF raid over 150 homes in West Bank amid mass arrest campaign

Early Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces carried out a wide-scale aggression targeting multiple areas across the occupied West Bank, including the village of Kafr Qalil, east of Nablus, where more than 10 citizens were arrested and over 150 homes raided, according to field sources.

The raid on Kafr Qalil began around 1:00 am, as occupation vehicles stormed the Palestinian village from several directions. Homes were violently searched, and a Palestinian was assaulted, sustaining bruises that required hospitalization. The Israeli occupation forces also stormed the village cemetery and imposed a curfew on residents.

Israeli occupation forces fire teargas at journalists covering the ongoing raid of the village of Kafr Qallil in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/XEcQGsQdcV
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 2, 2025

Settler violence also continued in several areas. In the village of Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus, a Palestinian was injured after being attacked by settlers while working on his agricultural land.

Settlers also stormed the towns of Kisan and Tuqu in Beit Lahm, attacking Palestinian homes and launching a drone over the area, increasing tension and fear among local residents.