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22 families homeless as Israelis pull down Araqeeb village

Tuesday 3-October-2017

Israeli police forces destroyed on Tuesday morning al-Araqeeb Bedouin village in the Negev region south of the 1948 Occupied Palestine for the 119th time since 2010 displacing its residents and razing its under-equipped tents.

Heavily armed officers escorted by bulldozers destroyed the makeshift homes locals had been living in member of the Committee for the Defense of Araqeeb Salim al-Touri reported.

Al-Touri said the village is home to at least 22 Palestinian families who have been living in tin shacks and makeshift tents

Israeli courts have compelled Palestinian families in the village to pay thousands of shekels for the home-demolition fees.

Araqeeb is one of more than 35 villages across the Negev region unrecognized by the Israeli government.

The Israeli authorities claim the Bedouins have established their homes without obtaining the necessary permits.

The village was last demolished on September 14 for the 118th time.

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