About 100 police raided the village of Tarfon in Binyamin and destroyed the buildings

About 100 Border Police officers and Civil Administration inspectors demolished three residential homes and agricultural structures in the village of Tarfon in Binyamin early this morning. Residents claim the destruction was carried out following a petition filed by Arabs who had encroached on a nearby archaeological site.

About 100 Border Police officers and Civil Administration inspectors raided the settlement outpost of Kfar Tarfon in Binyamin early Thursday morning and demolished three residential homes, a sheep pen, a chicken coop, and a dining room. Two vehicles and additional equipment were confiscated. Residents of the site claim the destruction was carried out following a petition filed by Arabs regarding the nearby archaeological site of Khirbet Tarfin, and that the petitioners themselves had encroached on the site and damaged the remains. According to them, the Civil Administration did not present their claims about the encroachment to the court, and they describe the process as a "bizarre reversal of roles." The article presents only the residents' perspective, without a response from the authorities.