Occupation demolishes homes and agricultural structures in Rahat, Negev

Israeli occupation forces demolished homes and agricultural structures belonging to the Abu Qarishin family in Rahat in the occupied Negev on Tuesday morning. The operation comes a day after the destruction of the village of al-Dhahiriya north of Rahat and the displacement of some 300 people, as part of an escalation of demolition operations that exacerbate the housing crisis in the Negev.

Israeli occupation forces demolished homes and agricultural structures belonging to the Abu Qarishin family in the southern area of Rahat in the occupied Negev on Tuesday morning. Local sources reported that the demolitions targeted inhabited homes and agricultural structures, and footage showed occupation bulldozers demolishing buildings and leveling them to the ground, amid a police presence. The demolition comes one day after the destruction of all homes in the village of al-Dhahiriya north of Rahat and the displacement of some 300 people from the Abu Wadi family. The article describes this escalation as exacerbating the suffering of Palestinians in the Negev, amid a severe housing crisis due to planning policies and building restrictions, threatening the stability of families and their livelihoods.