The Israeli army demolished eight memorials in Nablus governorate in the northern occupied West Bank on Tuesday morning, as part of a series of attacks on landmarks commemorating Palestinian martyrs. These memorials bear the names of fighters from various battles, starting from the Karameh battle in 1968 up to recent years.
An Anadolu Agency correspondent reported that the demolition included two memorials in Madma village, one each in Araq Burin, Beit Fureik, Azmut, and Rujeib, as well as Martyrs' Squares in the towns of Beit Fureik and Beita. The term Martyrs' Square refers to a public square or intersection featuring a monument bearing the names of Palestinians.
For his part, local sources in Madma village stated that Israeli forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, entered the village and began the demolition. This comes amid continuous Israeli measures including road closures, land leveling, and targeting local memory landmarks.
Palestinian officials pointed out that the targeting aims to influence national consciousness and erase landmarks associated with memory. Israeli channel i24 News reported on October 7 that the army launched a wide nighttime operation to demolish what it described as infrastructure, alleging it incites terrorism.
In the same context, an Anadolu Agency correspondent noted that the army pledged to demolish any new monuments erected to honor Palestinians it describes as militants, and to arrest individuals accused of glorifying terrorism. Palestinians consider these memorials as preserving the names of the fallen and symbolizing belonging and sacrifices.
This demolition coincides with escalating attacks by the army and settlers in the West Bank, and the genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 2023. These attacks include killings, arrests, displacement, house demolitions, land leveling, and settlement expansion.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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