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Israeli occupation forces are escalating their violations in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on Monday, conducting widespread raids, issuing stop-work orders, forcing Palestinians to demolish their own homes, seizing land and carrying out arrest campaigns.

In the town of Al Khader, south of occupied Bethlehem, Israeli occupation forces issued stop-work orders for several Palestinian homes and structures after raiding the town and opening fire, according to Mahmoud Abdullah Issa, a member of the Al Khader Municipal Council.

In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli authorities forced a Palestinian resident to demolish his own home in the town of Umm Tuba under the threat of demolition by the Israeli municipality and a fine of up to USD26,45.

The house was home to a family of seven, who were left homeless. The demolition was carried out under the self-demolition policy imposed by the Israeli authorities on Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.