Dozens of Illegal Structures Demolished in Negev Following Court Ruling
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Dozens of illegal structures were demolished in the "Dahiya" complex near Rahat in the Negev by the Israel Land Authority, the Yoav unit, and the Israel Police. The operation followed a court ruling that determined the structures were built on state land and ordered their removal. While the Regavim movement praised the action as restoring law and sovereignty, opposing organizations called the enforcement racist and claimed it targeted a historic village.
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- Dozens of illegal structures were demolished in the Negev near Rahat and Beit Kama.
- The Israel Land Authority led the enforcement operation with police and the Yoav unit.
- A court ruling determined the structures were built on state land and ordered their removal.
- The Regavim movement praised the demolition as restoring law and sovereignty.
- Opposing organizations called the enforcement racist and claimed it targeted a historic village.
- Regavim cited aerial photos showing settlement began in the 1990s and that residents refused state housing offers.
The Israel Land Authority, accompanied by the Yoav unit and the Israel Police, carried out an enforcement operation yesterday against dozens of illegal structures in the "Dahiya" complex in the Bedouin diaspora, near Rahat and south of Beit Kama. The operation followed a lengthy legal process in which residents' claims were rejected and it was determined that this was an invasion of state lands that must be cleared.
The Regavim movement praised the activity, stating, "We strengthen the law enforcement agencies for an important operation that serves as a Zionist call to restore the law to the Negev." The movement claimed that the enforcement helps restore sovereignty to the area after years of neglect. Conversely, organizations opposing the evacuation argued that this is a historic village and that the enforcement is racist. Yehuda Kapach, Director of the Southern Region at Regavim, rejected these claims, stating that aerial photographs presented in court show that settlement in the area began in the 1990s. Kapach further claimed that the state had offered residents developed plots and legal housing in Rahat over the years, but they refused the offers. According to him, the legal proceedings determined that they have no entitlement to the land on which the complex was established.
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