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Demolition of a power pole in Khalat Taha. Photo: Nasser Nawaj'ah, B'Tselem, 23 Sept. 2020
On Tuesday evening, 22 September 2020, Civil Administration personnel came with a military jeep escort to the village of Zif, northeast of the town of Yatta in Hebron District, and confiscated two trucks, a bulldozer and a digger. The next day, Wednesday, 23 September 2020, at around 9:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military jeep escort, Border Police officers, two bulldozers and two diggers at Khalet Taha area in the town of Deir Samit, Hebron District, where three families live. The forces dismantled and confiscated a tent used by the three families to guard against settlers entering their land. In addition, the forces demolished a large water reservoir, a well under construction, and a power grid that stretched over 600 meters. They also razed land intended for building another water reservoir and a cattle pen. The demolitions were carried out by power of Military Order 1797, following demolition orders issued to residents on 14 September 2020.