NEGEV, (Palestine Foundation Information Center ) The Israeli authorities displaced several Palestinian families after demolishing, on Wednesday morning, about 20 homes and commercial facilities in Rahat City in the Negev desert under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
According to local sources, the demolitions were carried out by multiple bulldozers escorted by police forces.
More than 150 Palestinian residents, who had lived in these homes for several years, were affected by the demolitions.
Rahat deputy mayor Hasan an-Nasasera accused Israeli officials at the Bedouin settlement authority of pursuing an extreme demolition policy against the city.
“They do not negotiate or communicate with the local residents, nor do they deal with the city municipality at all. Homeowners receive an offer at first, but if they reject it, a demolition operation is carried out immediately without any negotiation,” he said.
