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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK, PALESTINE - AUGUST 13: Israeli forces demolished on Tuesday (August 13) a building in the village of al-Walaja, near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank , claiming it was constructed without a permit. The mayor of al-Walaja village, Hudr Al-Araj mentioned that especially after October 7, in the area claimed to be under the control of the Jerusalem Municipality and classified as Area C according to the Oslo Accords and under the control of the Civil Administration, demolition orders were issued for 22 houses, land was confiscated and dozens of houses were demolished. ���This is part of the occupation's policy to empty the village of its residents in an attempt to seize the lands left behind the wall, preventing farmers from accessing them to establish settlements.��� Mayor al-Arac said. He noted an increase in Israeli settlement activity in al-Makhrour and its opposite, al-Walaja, in recent days. ���All of this is part of an attempt to connect the southern Jerusalem settlements with the Gush Etzion bloc, thereby creating a belt of settlements encircling the western rural area. If this project is implemented, all the western rural areas from al-Walaja to Battir, Husan, Nahalin, Wadi Fukin, and Jab���a will lose their natural extension and be choked by settlements and settler blocs.��� he added. A Palestinian homeowner in al-Walaja said that they had demolished his house, which he had built through struggle years ago, and that he and his family had been forced to stay in his father's house. He stressed that the demolitions had been carried out without a court order, like the mayor of al-Walaja village, Hudr Al-Arac's statement. (Footage by Hisham K. K. Abu Shaqra /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)