[News] Israel razes Araqib village in Negev for 222nd time

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Israel razes Araqib village in Negev for 222nd time
NEGEV, (PIC) - September 27, 2023
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The Israeli authorities demolished on Wednesday morning all the tents and
structures in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Araqib in the Negev desert
for the 222nd consecutive time, displacing its Bedouin residents.

According to local sources, Israeli police forces and employees from the
Bedouin development authority — which is responsible for such demolitions —
stormed the village and wreaked havoc on everything.

Consequently, dozens of Bedouin citizens, including children, have become
homeless once again and will suffer from the harsh weather conditions of
the desert for a while before they could have new makeshift homes again.

Araqib residents live in a constant state of fear because they expect the
demolition of their village at any moment after they manage to rebuild
their homes. About 22 families, made up of 110 people, live in Araqib.

An estimated 80,000 Bedouin Palestinians, who carry Israeli citizenship,
live in several Negev communities, which are often denied vital services,
including water, electricity and educational facilities.

The demolition of Araqib and other villages in the Negev is believed to be
a systematic Israeli policy aimed at expelling the native population from
the Negev and transferring them to government-zoned areas to pave the way
to expand and build settlements for Jewish communities.
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