For three weeks, the Israeli occupation forces have continued their attacks on the village of Al-Funduq, east of Qalqilya, by carrying out demolitions and distributing notices to stop construction and demolition, in addition to setting up military checkpoints and obstructing the movement of citizens.

The official in charge of the wall and settlement file in Qalqilya Governorate, Munif Nazzal, told the official news agency "Wafa" that the occupation has recently escalated its attacks on the village of Al-Funduq in an unprecedented manner. Since mid-January of this year, it has demolished seven "commercial, residential and agricultural" facilities, and handed nine citizens orders to stop construction in their homes, and 13 notices to commercial complexes to remove what it called "encroachments" on the public road.

He pointed out that yesterday, the occupation attacked the secondary entrances to the village, including the entrance road to the villages of Hajja and Baqa al-Hatab, and installed traffic lights that reversed the traffic directions, as these entrances became one-way, where entry is permitted and exit is prohibited. It is worth noting that the occupation has been closing these entrances with earth mounds since the escalation of the attacks, and has set up permanent military checkpoints at the main eastern and western entrances to the village, impeding the movement of citizens.

In turn, the Director of the Ministry of National Economy in Qalqilya Governorate, Hussam Al-Shaer, said that half of the village’s residents depend on trade for their livelihood, through their shops located along the main street, whose owners recently received notices to remove them under the pretext of “encroachment” on the public street.

He stressed that the occupation's measures contributed to weakening the commercial movement in the village, as the main street was used by approximately 10,000 citizens from all the population centers surrounding the governorate, but today, due to the ongoing occupation measures, the commercial movement in the village has weakened.

Al-Shaer pointed out that the notices received by citizens under the pretext of "removing encroachments" are located on the public street, most of which are commercial establishments, and threaten approximately 60 commercial stores, which provide a livelihood for approximately 150 individuals. This matter requires immediate action to stop the implementation of these procedures, noting that the notices do not contain a final date for objection or implementation of the decisions.

According to the head of the village council, Louay Taym, the hotel has a population of 1,400 people living on an area of 1,400 dunams, 1,320 of which are located within the so-called “C” areas, most of which are along the colonial road that connects the cities of Qalqilya and Nablus.

Tim explains that the village is surrounded by settlements. To the south is the settlement of "Emmanuel", to the north is the settlement of "Kedumim", and to the west is the settlement of "Karnei Shomron". The danger lies in the fact that the settlers of these settlements, in addition to the settlers of the settlement outposts "Yitzhar and Gilad", pass through the middle colonial street of the village, which exposes the citizens to danger at any time.

He pointed out that the occupation is trying in every way to protect its settlers at the expense of citizens’ lands and facilities, as there is hardly a day without new punitive measures, as the occupation has begun to put up signs stating that vehicles and citizens are prohibited from parking along the main street, and threatening that the occupation police will impose heavy fines.

Tim added that the village's vital location makes it a target for the occupation, which is trying to seize it through its strict measures and force the citizens to leave their lands.