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Israeli authorities begin bulldozing 47 Palestinian homes in the Negev
8 May 2024 09:07 BST
Israeli bulldozers and vehicles began, with police protection, the demolition of 47 homes belonging to the Abu Assa family in the Hebron Valley, near the Umm Batin Bedouin village in the Negev region of southern Israel.
The Higher Steering Committee for the Arabs of the Negev said Israeli authorities are attempting to force the Abu Assa family to leave the area, in order to build the extension of a southward road.
The committee said Israel is not allowing residents to gather and hold protests against what it called an "unprecedented crime" against "the Arab citizens of the Negev".