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Palestinians in Masafer Yatta – or Firing Zone 918 to the Israelis – vow to rebuild as homes are bulldozed

After decades of demolition, rebuilding and a more than 20-year legal battle, Israel’s highest court this month gave the military permission to permanently evict more than 1,000 Palestinians from the West Bank and repurpose the land for an army firing range.

Outside the city of Hebron, already an example of encroaching Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory, sits what appears to be an unassuming grouping of Palestinian Bedouin homes. But here, in Masafer Yatta, local families are battling to...

Condemnation that's not backed by consequences only sanctions more deadly violence.

Local families are battling to stop what would be one of the largest single displacements of Palestinians in decades.

Police open inquiry after Ofer Cassif strikes officer, then accuses him of attacking first during altercation near Hebron

Masafer Yatta residents say the latest demolitions are the largest such action since 2016

With Israel's Supreme Court greenlighting the forced expulsion of Masafer Yatta, the question of whether to 'legitimize' the courts has arisen again.

The European Union on Tuesday condemned a ruling from an Israeli court approving the eviction of over 1,000 Palestinians to make way for a military

Bloc calls on Israel 'to cease demolitions and evictions in line with int'l law'; separately, authorities raze residential building in East Jerusalem, saying owner lacked permits