In February 2011, Israeli occupation forces demolished seven homes and two water cisterns and tore up much of the agriculture land of a small Arab-Bedouin community next to Susiya in the South Hebron Hills. The families whose homes were demolished subsequently crowded into a small cave to seek shelter and sleep. The Red Cross attempted bringing aid and supplies to the families, but was barred by the Israeli Army.

Supreme Court Hearing on Palestinian Village of Susiya Postponed

A postponement has been declared for the hearing by Israel’s Supreme Court of the appeal by the Palestinian residents of Susiya which had been scheduled for Monday, August 3. The appeal involves the rejection by the Planning Committee of Israel’s occupation Civil Administration of the master building plan submitted by the residents of the village. Following this rejection, Israel…

Hundreds of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists march to demand that Israel not demolish Suyisa, South Hebron Hills, July 24, 2015.

Hundreds Protest Forced Transfer and Destruction of Palestinian Village of Susiya

Over 500 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists descended on the Palestinian village of Susiya on Friday, July 24, to protest its imminent demolition and the forced transfer of its residents. Among the demonstrators: members of “Combatants for Peace,” “Rabbis for Human Rights,” and Hadash-Communist Party of Israel. The activists marched through the village, stopping at…

Occupation Administration Maps Susiya – Palestinian Residents Fear Imminent Demolition

A representative of Israel’s Civil Administration accompanied by soldiers arrived this week at the Palestinian village of Khirbet Susiya in the occupied South Hebron Hills. The representative, known to residents only as “Carlos,” photographed and took GPS measurements of structures in the village. Based on previous experience, local residents fear that this action means the…

Occupation threatens to demolish most of Susiya village

On Tuesday, 12 June, Israel’s Civil Administration distributed demolition orders to 52 temporary structures in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the South Hebron Hills. The orders stated that they were renewals of demolition orders originally issued in the 1990s. Residents were given three days, until 15 June 2012, to appeal the orders through the…

B’Tselem in Warning to Netanyahu: Demolishing Palestinian Villages in W. Bank Constitutes A War Crime

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has announced that preparations are underway to expel two Palestinian communities in the West Bank – an unlawful action that would constitute forcible transfer of protected persons in the Palestinian occupied territories. In response to the announcement, B’Tselem sent a grave letter to Israel’s prime minister, its defense minister, its military…