Israel demolishes the homes of two Palestinian families in the South Hebron Hills and destroys a water cistern and water pipe meant to supply another community
22 November 2023
On Wednesday, 22 November 2023, at around 10:30 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and a bulldozer at the community of She’b al-Batem in the South Hebron Hills and demolished the homes of two families, leaving nine people, including five minors, homeless. Israeli and international activists were present at the scene, and the forces arrested one of them. The families were not given an order and were told verbally that the area belonged to the outpost of Avigayil.
The forces then moved on to the al-Khalediah area, southeast of the town of Yatta, where they demolished a water cistern used to water livestock. From there, they continued to the community of Kh. Emneizal, where they cut a pipe meant to supply water to the community of Kh. Wadi Ejheish.