Israel has forcibly displaced residents of Khirbet al-Taban in the southern occupied West Bank, making it the 66th Palestinian village to be completely emptied of its residents since October 2023, Israeli rights group B’Tselem said Wednesday. The group said in a statement that Israeli forces raided the village, south of Hebron, Wednesday morning and demolished the homes of all its residents within hours. Khirbet al-Taban is home to 12 families totaling about 70 people, including 28 children, it
Israel has forcibly displaced residents of Khirbet al-Taban in the southern occupied West Bank, making it the 66th Palestinian village to be completely emptied of its residents since October 2023, Israeli rights group B’Tselem said Wednesday. The group said in a statement that Israeli forces raided the village, south of Hebron, Wednesday morning and demolished the homes of all its residents within hours. Khirbet al-Taban is home to 12 families totaling about 70 people, including 28 children, it said. “The forces did not leave a single home standing,” B’Tselem said. Israeli forces also demolished sheep pens, water tanks and storage facilities and destroyed caves in the area, according to the group. B’Tselem said Khirbet al-Taban was the “66th Palestinian village […]
