Forcible transfer efforts in Masafer Yatta continue

Israel demolishes homes of 4 families - 21 people, including 9 minors – and 2 agricultural structures in Masafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills, 1 June 2022 On Wednesday, 1 June 2022, at around 9:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military and Border Police escort and equipped with two bulldozers at Khirbet al-Fakhit in Masafer Yatta. The forces demolished the homes of two families numbering 13 people in total, including seven minors, and two storage sheds for fodder and farming equipment, which were all rebuilt after being demolished by the Civil Administration on 11 May 2022. From there, the forces continued to Khirbet al-Markaz in Masafer Yatta, where they demolished the homes of two families numbering eight people in total, including two minors, which were also rebuilt after being demolished by the by the Civil Administration on 11 May 2022. On 4 May 2021, Israel’s High Court of Justice approved the forcible transfer of more than 1,000 residents of the Masafer Yatt