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Residents near what remained of their belongings after the demolition. Photo courtesy of local residents
On Monday, 4 August 2025, at around 9:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel, accompanied by soldiers and equipped with a bulldozer, arrived at the Abu Dahuk-Jahalin community in Deir Hajla, Jericho district. The Israeli forces demolished five shacks that housed five families numbering 25 people in total, including 15 minors, leaving them homeless. The Israeli forces also demolished four shacks used as sheep pens and owned by one of the families.
The family had lived for decades at a nearby site about 10 kilometers away. They were forced out of there by the military in 2020.
Following the demolition and repeated harassment by settlers, which included raids on the community and theft of sheep, the families were forced to leave their place of residence again.