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Masafer Yatta Families Displaced Following Home Demolitions

7 December 2023 | International Solidarity Movement | Masafer Yatta, Occupied West Bank In just over one week, several Palestinian family homes were relegated to fields of rubble after occupation army bulldozers invaded several villages including al Deirat, Umm Lasafa and Umm Qissa. The demolitions left Palestinian children and their families homeless as the targeted … Continue reading Masafer Yatta Families Displaced Following Home Demolitions

Occupation Forces Issue Demolition order for Al-Aqsa Imam

Occupied East Jerusalem      On December 3, Israeli Occupation forces converged on the Sawaneh neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem evicting its residents and pinning intention-of-demolition orders to all families in the building albeit their target was solely the home of one of Al-Aqsa Mosque’s main Imams, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri.  The order affects 18 homes, … Continue reading Occupation Forces Issue Demolition order for Al-Aqsa Imam

Increase in settler violence and threat of school demolition in Masafer Yatta

Following the killing of an Israeli settler in Hebron on Monday 14 August, there has been an increase in the threat and use of violence by Israeli settlers in Masafer Yatta. On Tuesday, three settlers from the illegal Israeli outpost of Avat Ma’on arrived in the village of Tuba with their flock, and got provocatively … Continue reading Increase in settler violence and threat of school demolition in Masafer Yatta

International Solidarity Movement Podcast episode 10: Resisting demolitions in Khallet-Al-Daba’

In Episode Ten of our podcast we speak to Jaber from the village of Khallet al-Daba’, in Masafer Yatta, in the South Hebron Hills. The Israeli supreme court has ordered the destruction of several villages in Masafer Yatta, and the occupation wants to destroy Khallet al-Daba’ first. The residents of Khallet al-Daba’ remain steadfast in … Continue reading International Solidarity Movement Podcast episode 10: Resisting demolitions in Khallet-Al-Daba’

Israeli apartheid in Masafer Yatta: raids, demolitions, arrests and beatings

Beginning with invasive night raids on multiple villages, and ending with 7 structures demolished, 4 families made homeless, 2 Palestinians arrested, 1 beaten and hospitalized, 1 car confiscated, and 1 road severely damaged, Israeli Occupation Forces continue their ongoing assault on local communities in Masafer Yatta.