Israeli police arrested Thursday evening six Palestinians in Araqib an unrecognized Bedouin village in the Negev desert in southern Israel.
Local activist Salim al-Aribib reported that Israeli forces rounded up six youths after demolishing the village for the 139th time earlier today.
The six detainees are the sons of Sheikh Sayah al-Turi who is serving a 10-month term in Ramla prison for “unlawfully entering into a state land.”
Araqib village was demolished multiple times in attempts to force its Bedouin population to relocate to government-zoned townships.
Like the 34 other Bedouin villages “unrecognized” by Israel Araqib does not receive any services from the Israeli government and is regularly subjected to the threats of expulsion and home demolition.
