An-Najah News - The Israeli occupation authorities today demolished the foundation of a house under construction and a well to the north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

IOF destroyed a well built to collect rainwater and demolished the foundations of a house in the early stages of construction under the claim they were built without a permit.

 Israeli settlers stormed the same area, which overlooks the bypass road 60, and raised Israeli flags on it as they shouted slogans calling for seizing the entire area in the previous few months.

Halhoul mayor Hijazi Mireb noted that the Israeli occupation authorities have been supporting settlers’ attempts to seize Jabal al-Jumjuma as a means to further fragment the territorial contiguity of Hebron district.

He said the Halhoul and Sair municipalities have cooperated in preparing a road to the site in order to facilitate access of area farmers to their land and to reclaim it.

Israel demolishes Palestinian houses and structures almost on a daily basis as a means to achieve demographic and territorial control.