Israeli forces raid protest camp aimed at restoring Palestinian village in Hebron
HEBRON (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces raided a protest camp near the village of Yatta in the Southern Hebron Hills of the occupied West Bank on Saturday night, confiscating tents used by locals and activists attempting to restore the depopulated Palestinian community of Sarura, whose residents were expelled by Israeli forces between 1980 and 1998.
Coordinator for Hebron-based Youth Against Settlements (YAS) Issa Amro told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the area without showing any military orders or providing justification for the raid and dismantlement of the “Sumud: Freedom Camp,” established only a day earlier.
“They started pushing the activists, shouting, and intimidating everyone. They switched off the electricity generator, and left us unable to see what was happening around us. We felt scared for all of the activists,” Amro said.
According to Amro, some 150-200 Jewish activists and local Palestinians were at the site at the time of the raid. Israeli forces then began to rip down tents and confiscate equipment, including the generator, sound system, and data projectors used by the activists to hold educational events at the site, Amro said.
However, Amro added that he and other activists still did not leave the site, and stayed there without shelter. He confirmed that the activists would continue their actions until the depopulated community of Sarura was restored to its Palestinian residents.
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