Israel demolishes homes of 8 families – 47 people, including 19 minors – and 4 agricultural structures in South Hebron Hills after High Court approves expulsion of more than 1,000 area residents
11 May 2022
On Wednesday morning, 11 May 22, Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military and Border Police escort and equipped with two bulldozers at the village of a-Tuwani in the Safa Yatta area, where they demolished a house under construction intended for a family of nine, including seven minors.
The forces then continued to Khirbet al-Fakhit in Masafer Yatta and demolished six structures the residents had rebuilt after the Civil Administration demolished them in January: the homes of three families numbering 24 people in total, including 15 minors, as well as two livestock enclosures and a storage shed.
After that, the forces continued to Khirbet al-Markez, also in Masafer Yatta, where they demolished five structures: the homes of four families from one extended family, numbering 14 people in total, including four minors, as well as a livestock enclosure.
On 4 May 22, Israel’s High Court of Justice approved the forcible transfer of more than 1,000 residents of Masafer Yatta whose area of residence was declared “Firing Zone 918” by the military.