Israel arrests 16 Palestinians whereas razing Bedouin village – Center East Monitor

Occupation forces arrested 16 civilians, together with a minor, from the village of Al-Atrash within the Negev desert, together with three girls, the Palestinian Info Centre reported.

The residents reported that the police stormed the village and fired rubber-coated metallic bullets and sound bombs, whereas carring out a marketing campaign of arrests in an try to discourage the Arab residents from confronting the bulldozers that have been razing their lands in preparation for its seizure.

A protest tent was demolished, whereas residents have been stopped from accessing their land.

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Bedouin within the Negev should abide by the identical legal guidelines as Jewish Israeli residents. They pay taxes however don’t take pleasure in the identical rights and providers as Jews in Israel and the state has repeatedly refused to attach the cities to the nationwide grid, water provides and different very important facilities.

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