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.
The ruins of the houses demolished by the Civil Administration in al-'Auja. Photo: 'Aref Daraghmeh, B'Tselem
On Sunday, 7 May 2023, at around 7:30 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort, a digger and a bulldozer at the village of al-Jiftlik in the Jordan Valley and demolished a concrete structure used for entertaining. The forces then continued southward to the Fasayil area in the northern Jordan Valley, where, at around 9:00 A.M., they demolished a cinder-block barn by virtue of Military Order 1797 and destroyed some of the fodder that was stored in it. The forces then continued farther south to the al-’Auja area, where, at around 10:30 A.M., they demolished two homes under construction owned by an extended family and designed to house seven people in total, including two minors.
Image
Residents in Fasayel collecting scattered fodder in front of the barn wreckage. Photo: 'Aref Daraghmeh, B'Tselem