Israel orders Palestinians in Negev to remove protest tent
Israel orders Palestinians in Negev to remove protest tent
Israeli authorities have told Palestinians in the Negev Desert that they have to remove a tent they set up to protest against land seizures and demolitions.
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Palestinians in the Negev have been protesting Israel's seizure of their land [Getty]
authorities have sent a notice to Palestinians in the Ìý( also known as Al-Naqab) desert to remove a tent that they set up toÌýprotest demolitions.
The authorities on Tuesday handed a notice to the Hazil tribe living in the community of Khirbet Hazil, north of the Negev city ofÌýRahatÌýto tear down the tent, official Palestinian media reported on Tuesday,Ìýas protests against demolitions of property belonging toÌý.
The land being cleared will be used for anÌýafforestation project by the controversial Jewish National Fund (JNF). One village which will beÌýespecially affected isÌýSa'wa Al-Atrash.
The Israeli Land Authority assigned some 1,300,000 square metres of land belonging to the Hazil tribe to the JNF, with 370,000 square metres being allocated for forest planting.
The land seizure took place even after the tribe provided title deeds proving their ownership of the land and its use for crop cultivation.
The notice came as Palestinians in the Negev held a outside the Israeli court complex in Beersheba, the Negev's largest city, for the ninth consecutive day.
The protesters are demanding the release ofÌýaround 150 Palestinians detained forÌýprotesting against Israel'sÌýrazing of the lands of their families, according to the Palestinian Authority's news agency,ÌýWafa.
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