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Israel Demolishes Palestinian Shops for Settlement-Linked Road in West ...
Israeli bulldozers have demolished dozens of Palestinian shops this week on the edge of a town located southeast of Jerusalem, clearing ground for a settlement-linked road project within the occupied West Bank.Conflicting Views on Road ProjectAuthorities in Israel state the demolitions are essential to construct a road intended to serve local Palestinian communities. However, Palestinian officials present a contrasting view, asserting the road forms part of a broader scheme designed to keep Palestinian vehicles off a new highway being built specifically for nearby Israeli settlements.This contentious project is situated in E1, a strategic section of the West Bank. Israel's development of this area is widely understood as a move to obstruct the establishment of a viable Palestinian state. — “The shops that were demolished are where Israel is planning to build a new road that will divert all Palestinian traffic to that road so that they can close down the whole area of E1 for Palestinians,” said Hagit Ofran, director of the antisettlement group Peace Now. The project would lead to the displacement of thousands of Bedouin Arabs living in the area, Ofran added.Demolitions and Legal ChallengesTuesday’s demolitions took place in the town of al-Eizariya, less than a week after some owners received notices to evacuate shops built without permits. Attorneys appealed, up to Israel’s Supreme Court, but the demolitions went ahead.Israeli authorities said the buildings including car washes, scrap metal shops and vegetable stands were built illegally and owners had been warned for “several years” enforcement was forthcoming. COGAT, the Israeli military body overseeing civil affairs in the West Bank, said the structures obstructed construction of the planned road to connect Palestinian towns.The new road system is meant to solve congestion and improve the quality of life of Palestinian towns in the area, Israel says.The Palestinian Authority says the demolitions are connected to Israel’s plans to overhaul transportation and build a tunnel and bypass road to reroute Palestinian traffic off a major Israeli highway linking nearby settlements to Jerusalem and cutting them off from large swaths of the West Bank. They say it will lead to separate road systems for Israelis and Palestinians.Impact on Local ResidentsIsrael has not linked the demolitions to its plans for E1. Some of the demolished shops partially blocked sidewalks and roads leading into the town. But Palestinians ...
Israel bulldozes Palestinian shops to make way for settlement-linked ...
NewsFeedIsrael has demolished 50 shops in al-Eizariya overnight, erasing the livelihoods of more than 200 families despite legal appeals to Israel’s Supreme Court. Israel has earmarked a swath of land for a settlement corridor that would bisect the occupied West Bank and displace thousands of Bedouin villagers.Published On 13 May 2026
Israel demolishes dozens of Palestinian shops ahead of… - inkl
The Palestinian Authority says the demolitions are connected to Israel's plans to overhaul transportation and build a tunnel and bypass road to reroute Palestinian traffic off a major Israeli highway linking nearby settlements to Jerusalem and cutting them off from large swaths of the West Bank.
Israel demolishes dozens of Palestinian shops ahead of settlement ...
Israeli bulldozers have demolished dozens of Palestinian shops this week on the edge of a town located southeast of Jerusalem, clearing ground for a settlement-linked road project within the ...
