The enforcement was carried out against five caravans placed illegally near the village

Demonstrator holds Palestinian flag during support rally of Khan al-Ahmar residents: West Bank, 2018
Demonstrator holds Palestinian flag during support rally of Khan al-Ahmar residents in West Bank, 2018. (photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)

 

The Civil Administration evacuated five structures that had been illegally erected at the vicinity of the Bedouin outpost of Khan al-Ahmar in the past few days. The evacuation took place on Thursday morning.

The Coordination Unit for the Coordination of Governmental Activities in the Territories stated that the action was carried out in accordance with the procedures and the law.

The High Court of Justice last week ruled that there was no legal reason to prevent the village’s relocation, although it urged the IDF to find a peaceful resolution. A High Court injunction preventing the demolition was lifted on Tuesday at midnight.

Palestinian and Bedouin activists have since arrived at the village in advance of the demolition.

Right-wing Israeli politicians who support the demolition hold that the Bedouin community is part of a strategic Palestinian Authority plan to seize hold of critical land in Area C.

This step was preceded by representatives of the Palestinian authority protesting in defiance of the High Court’s decision and against the enforcement of Israeli Law in Area C.

As reported by The Jerusalem Post