Ministry of Foreign Affairs Condemns Demolitions and Forced Displacement in Barta’a

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ initiation of large-scale demolition operations targeting homes and commercial structures in the Khour al-Daba’a area of Eastern Barta’a, southwest of Jenin.

The demolitions are part of a systematic Israeli policy aimed at weakening the Palestinian presence in the occupied territory, including East Jerusalem, while advancing annexation and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, in blatant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions.

The targeted homes and structures shelter nearly 100 Palestinians, and their demolition would forcibly displace residents and deprive them of their basic rights, marking yet another instance of forced displacement amid Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinian people.

The Ministry further stressed that the repeated targeting of the Khour al-Daba’a area, including the demolition of eight homes and structures during the past week, exposes the true nature of the occupation and underscores Israel’s persistent use of its judicial and administrative apparatus as instruments to provide a false legal veneer for policies of demolition, forced displacement, and land confiscation. The Ministry called on the international community, the United Nations, and international human rights organizations to take immediate and decisive action to halt these grave violations, ensure international protection for the Palestinian people, hold those responsible accountable, and adopt effective measures to compel Israel, as the occupying power, to abide by international law and relevant UN resolutions, stressing that continued impunity only emboldens further violations against the Palestinian people, their land, and their holy sites.