Israeli soldiers use sound and tear gas canisters to disperse Palestinian civilians, who visit Solomon’s Pools, during a raid in the village of Al-Hadr, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine on June 12, 2026. [Wisam Hashlamoun – Anadolu Agency]
Israeli authorities issued stop-work orders on Sunday for a number of homes under construction and agricultural structures in the village of Wadi Rahal, south of Bethlehem, according to local Palestinian sources.
The sources said Israeli forces delivered notices affecting eight residential buildings that were under construction, citing the absence of building permits.
According to the reports, the affected properties belong to Othman Mahmoud Al-Fawaghra, Samer Da’na, Ismat Sand, Ibrahim Abu Srour, Adnan Abu Srour and Suha Mohammad Salim, while the ownership of two additional structures was not immediately known.
The notices also included an order halting work on an extension to an existing home, as well as two agricultural structures belonging to Othman Mahmoud Al-Fawaghra and Samih Abdul Karim Rahal.
