More than 200 Palestinians lived in Khirbet Qassa, west of Hebron. The village was an enclave in the area between the Green Line and the Separation Barrier, whose construction was recently completed.
Israel closed the Separation Barrier opening the children crossed to get to school in Bir Nebala. Their families have lived in East Jerusalem for decades, yet Israel does not recognize them as residents of the city or let the children study in East Jerusalem schools.
On Monday, 22 May 2023, at around 10:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived at an area south of Khirbet Ma’in in the South Hebron Hills with a military and Border Police escort, a digger and a bulldozer. The forces demolished a tent used as a residence by a family of seven, including five minors, and a residential structure still under construction owned by a different family.
That day, at around 1:00 P.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived at an area south of Khirbet a-Zuweidin in the South Hebron Hills with a military and Border Police escort and a digger. The forces demolished an agricultural water cistern.
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Demolition of the residential tent in Khirbet Ma’in, South Hebron Hills, 22 May 2023