Israel/Palestine

David__77

(23,863 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2024, 10:18 AM Jun 28

Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence

Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory.

Contractors with bulldozers accompanied by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops arrived in Umm al-Kheir, a village mostly home to shepherds, on Wednesday morning and demolished six houses, tent residences, an electricity generator, solar cells and water tanks, according to residents and Israeli activists who documented the proceedings. Agricultural land and fences were also damaged and trees uprooted.

The demolition has destroyed about a third of the village’s infrastructure.

“We have fought in the Israeli courts for years against this as most of the village is under threat of demolition and they have done this before,” said Eid Suleiman, a resident. “But they came this time without telling our lawyer. We didn’t have time to collect our belongings.

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https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/28/israel-destroys-11-homes-in-west-bank-village-amid-spiralling-violence

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Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence (Original Post) David__77 Jun 28 OP

The IDF supports illegal Israeli settlers by bringing in bulldozers to raze Palestinian homes. Lonestarblue Jun 28 #1

Calculated to win hearts and minds, i assure you... ExciteBike66 Jun 28 #2

The Israeli people seem to be ready to stop this madness, I believe the average Gazan has had enough of Hamas, too. marble falls Jun 28 #3

I can't find anything in the Israeli media about this. Mosby Jun 28 #4

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Lonestarblue

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1. The IDF supports illegal Israeli settlers by bringing in bulldozers to raze Palestinian homes.

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Fri Jun 28, 2024, 10:22 AM

Jun 28

No time given even to get clothes and other belongings out. It is against international law for an occupying force to allow its own citizens to move to the occupied territory. Yet no one seems to care that Israel displaces more Palestinians every day in land that is not theirs. Where is the outrage?

ExciteBike66

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2. Calculated to win hearts and minds, i assure you...

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Fri Jun 28, 2024, 10:30 AM

Jun 28

At least the residents didn't have tunnels hidden away, their kids would have been bombed...

marble falls

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3. The Israeli people seem to be ready to stop this madness, I believe the average Gazan has had enough of Hamas, too.

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Fri Jun 28, 2024, 10:55 AM

Jun 28

Mosby

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4. I can't find anything in the Israeli media about this.

Reply to David__77 (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2024, 02:28 PM

Jun 28

Does the Guardian cover the UK? Because I just looked at the front page, it's all US, Israel and other European countries. Kinda a weird obsession.

Eta - this was an illegal bedouin town.

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