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.
On Thursday, 30 June 2022, at around 8:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a military and Border Police escort from the Um al-Kheir area to the village of a-Rifa’iya, east of the town of Yatta. The forces demolished an unused agricultural structure belonging to a resident of Hebron.
The forces then continued east to the Za’atut area, east of the village of al-Buweib, where they demolished another unused agricultural structure belonging to a resident of Yatta.
During the demolition, the Israel Police erected a flying checkpoint on the road between the neighborhood of Khalet al-Hajar and the central part of the village of al-Buweib and confiscated an unlicensed car.
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Demolition of agricultural structure in the village of a-Rifa’iya in the South Hebron Hills. Photo by Eid Hazalin, 30 June 2022