An-Najah News - According to Rateb Jabour, an activist in the south of the West Bank. The Israeli occupation authorities demolished a Palestinian-owned house for construction in the Israeli-controlled Area C.

Israeli soldiers demolished the two-room house in an area known as Wad el-Awar, south of Hebron,  under the prtext of building  without a permit.

International rights organizations said Israel has increased its demolition of Palestinian-owned structures in Area C and occupied East Jerusalem this year.

 They said over 550 structures were demolished last year under various pretexts, but mainly for construction without a permit.

An-Najah News - According to activist Ahmad Salah three Palestinian homeowners in the town of Al-Khader,near Bethlehem,received stop construction orders from the Israeli military government

The army claims the homes, each one floor, were being built without a permit.

One of the three homes was demolished five times in the last few years, said Salah.

Israel tries to prevent Palestinian construction in that part of the West Bank.