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.
Ruins of the house in al-'Uja. Photo: ‘Aref Dagharmeh, B'Tselem, 4 May 2022
On Monday, 2 May 2022, Civil Administration personnel came with a military escort and equipped with a bulldozer to the village of al-‘Auja in the Jordan valley. The forces demolished a house under construction intended to house a family of eight, including four minors, and destroyed the access road leading to it.
The forces then continued north to the village of al-‘Aqabah, where at 10:00 A.M., they delivered demolition orders pursuant to Military Order 1797 for two newly completed homes intended to house two families numbering 12 people in total, including eight minors. The forces also delivered a demolition order for a kilometer-long agricultural road.
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One of the houses for which demolition orders were issued. Photo: ‘Aref Dagharmeh, B'Tselem, 3 May 2022