Israeli military demolishes village of Amniyr for second time in five weeks

Amniyr, South Hebron Hills, West Bank

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28 March 2011 – The Israeli military demolished the village of Amniyr
early this morning, destroying seven tent dwellings and a sheep pen.
This is the second time in just over a month that the military has
demolished the village (see
http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2011/02/23/south-hebron-hills-israeli-military-demolis\
hes-village-amniyr).
The military attempted to confiscate a tractor as well, but villagers
surrounded it and refused to leave. According to villagers, six people
required hospitalization after soldiers tried to forcefully remove
them from the tractor before giving up and leaving the tractor in the
village.

Immediately after the demolitions were finished, villagers began to
reconstruct what they could of the rubble. As residents started
gathering stones from a demolished sheep pen, an Israeli bulldozer
could be seen across the valley as it continued to excavate new
construction for the illegal Israeli settlement of Susiya.

Israel does not deny that the demolished homes are on private land
owned by the village's Palestinian residents. However, Israel has
declared the land to be “agricultural,” and prohibits the residents
from constructing any dwellings, cisterns, or structures of any kind,
essentially making it illegal for these villagers to live on their
land.

Operation Dove and Christian Peacemaker Teams have maintained an
international presence in At-Tuwani and South Hebron Hills since 2004.