Israeli demolition of Abu Kaff family home in Umm Batin, Negev

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2066

Date

7 August, 2024

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"#شاهد الجرافات الإسرائيلية تحول منزل عائلة أبو كف في قرية أم بطين بالنقب إلى ركام."
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/israel-opt-over-300-palestinian-bedouin-face-forced-evictions-following-mass-home-demolitions-in-negev-naqab/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/

"Since the arrival of Itamar Ben Gvir as Minister of National Security, the number of destructions of illegal constructions in the Negev has increased considerably.

According to data published by the national statistics institute, an increase of 33% was noted between the first half of 2022 and the first half of 2023 and of 14% between the first half of 2023 and the first half of 2024. An increase which reached 51% if we compare the first half of 2022 with the first half of 2024.

Minister Ben Gvir declared with satisfaction: “This is what authority looks like. I am proud of this drastic increase in the destruction of illegal buildings in the Negev, linked to a clear policy under my instructions. The time when authorities turned a blind eye to illegal construction and confiscation of state land is over.”" https://lphinfo.com/destruction-dune-construction-illegale-dans-la-localite-bedouine-dumm-batin/

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