Israeli Forces Notify Demolition of 4 Structures in Abu al-Nuwar Bedouin Community Southeast of Jerusalem

Israeli occupation forces notified on Sunday morning of the demolition of four residential and agricultural structures in the Abu al-Nuwar Bedouin community, near the town of al-Eizariya southeast of occupied Jerusalem, as part of an escalation of measures aimed at tightening restrictions on Palestinian Bedouin communities and pushing their residents to leave their land.

Local sources said the notifications covered residential and agricultural structures, coinciding with continued incursions by occupation forces into the area and the accompanying measures targeting the Palestinian presence and the means of life in the community.

The escalation comes a few days after occupation forces notified the closure of the only road leading to the Abu al-Nuwar community, in addition to the al-Wadi al-A'waj and al-Muntar areas, threatening to isolate the three communities and obstruct the movement and travel of residents, as well as making it difficult for them to reach their basic needs.

These measures fall within a continuous policy of restriction and siege targeting Bedouin communities east of occupied Jerusalem, through the pursuit of residential and agricultural structures, the issuance of demolition and stop-work orders, and the imposition of restrictions on roads and entrances, in an effort to empty the area of its original inhabitants and make way for settlement expansion.

The Abu al-Nuwar community is among the Palestinian Bedouin communities facing growing risks from occupation measures, as residents hold fast to remaining on their land despite continuous pursuits and threats to their homes and sources of livelihood.