The Latest Breaking News from Masafer Yatta

‘Every day is worse than the one before’: a Palestinian community fights for survival

One of the biggest expulsion decisions since the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories began in 1967 has left an entire community at risk

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

Palestinians in West Bank’s Masafer Yatta decry settler attacks

Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta region of the occupied West Bank denounce attacks by Israeli settlers.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022

At some West Bank schools, looming displacement disrupts return to class

Haitham Abu Sabha, the principal at Masafer Yatta Secondary School in the occupied West Bank, expects his students to show up late to class. On some days, when the children are there on time, it is the teachers who have yet to arrive.

Reuters · Sep 22, 2022

UN Deems Eviction of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta as ‘War Crime’

The United Nations has warned that the forced evictions of Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention and amounts to a “war crime.” The UN Office for the Coordination of the Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) states…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 9, 2022

Largest Palestinian Displacement in Decades Looms after Israeli Court Ruling

Some 1,200 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank region of Masafer Yatta face the risk of forced removal to make way for an army firing zone after a decades-long legal battle that ended last month in Israel's highest court. The ruling opened the way for one of the largest displacements…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 12, 2022

Largest Palestinian displacement in decades looms after Israeli court ruling

Some 1,200 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank region of Masafer Yatta face the risk of forced removal to make way for an army firing zone after a decades-long legal battle that ended last month in Israel's highest court.

Reuters · Jun 12, 2022

In the firing zone: evictions begin in West Bank villages after court ruling

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

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

UN experts say mass eviction of Palestinians a possible war crime

UN experts alarmed by Israel High Court’s ruling on Masafer Yatta and the risk of forcible transfer of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2022

Israel approves 2,700 housing units in illegal West Bank settlements

Slew of approvals for construction in occupied areas comes weeks before planned visit by US president

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

Palestinians Facing Eviction by Israel Vow to Stay on Land

Everything here is makeshift, a result of decades of uncertainty.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 7, 2022