Tag: South Hebron Hills

Christmas day in the firing zone

by Team Khalil 25 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The residents of two villages in the Israeli firing zone 918 in the South Hebron Hills experienced a fearful Christmas day as the Israeli soldiers and a tank conducted firing exercises in close proximity to their homes. From late afternoon on 25 December the…

December 26, 2012
Protest march and bike ride in South Hebron Hills firing zone [Update: Video added]

by Team Khalil 8 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Close to one hundred protesters marched and rode bicycles in a peaceful march through several villages in South Hebron Hills on Saturday 8 December. The purpose of the symbolic protest was to draw attention to and oppose the eviction orders issued to eight…

December 9, 2012
Israeli army demolishes mosque in al Mufaqarah, South Hebron Hills

4 December 2012 | Operation Dove At-Tuwani – On Tuesday 4 December at 6.30 am, two bulldozers together with a Border Police vehicle, four District Coordination Office (DCO) vehicles and five Israeli army vehicles arrived to the Palestinian village of al Mufaqarah, and demolished the mosque. The mosque was already demolished by the Israeli army…

December 4, 2012
Tent demolition in Susiya, South Hebron Hills

by Wyatt Black 1 December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the morning of November 28th, numerous soldiers came to the village of Susiya in the South Hebron Hills, unannounced from the nearby settlement, which is also called Susiya. The army jeeps and construction equipment came rolling in around eight o’clock and quickly…

December 1, 2012
House Demolished in Deirit, South Hebron Hills

November 6th 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the morning of November 6th, 2012, a house in the village of Deirit in the South Hebron Hills was demolished by the Israeli Army amidst most of the town watching and a significant amount of media coverage. The military started moving towards the location at approximately 6…

November 6, 2012