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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces on Wednesday demolished a home in a village near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, witnesses said.

Forces tore down Abdul Majid Abu Zamit's home in Juma neighborhood of al-Ubeidiya village, witnesses told Ma'an.

Israeli troops notified Abu Zamit they would demolish his home last week, citing its proximity to a bypass road leading to Jewish settlements in Jerusalem.

The home was in Area C, the 60 percent of the West Bank under full Israeli military control.

On Tuesday Israeli forces demolished five wells and several tents in villages south of Hebron, residents said.

Forces bulldozed five wells and tents in Zanuta belonging to Odeh Abu Sharekh, Ideis Abu Sharekh, Nabil Samamreh and Mohammad Samamreh, locals said, adding that soldiers beat up residents who protested the demolition.

In Susiya, troops demolished two tents belonging to Mohammad Mousa Abu Ghanam, a father of 10, villager Nasser Nawaja said, adding that the family would be forced to sleep outdoors following the demolition of their shelters.