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IOF demolishes Bedouin village for 110th time

Thursday 9-March-2017

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished Thursday morning the Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev region for the 110th time since 2010.

Israeli bulldozers escorted by Israeli police raided the village in the morning and started the demolition process without prior notice local activist Aziz al-Turi said.

Dozens of Palestinians including women and children were left homeless after the demolition of their homes he pointed out.

“No matter how many times they demolish and destroy our village they will not break our spirit” he told Quds Press.

Al-Araqib is one of 51 Bedouin villages considered “unrecognized” by the Israeli authorities.

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