EU Diplomats visit Palestinian communities facing threat of demolition and evacuation in the South Hebron Hills

The objective of the visit was to witness first-hand the situation Palestinian communities in the area are facing, and to be informed of recent developments.

For over a decade, the residents of Palestinian villages in the area of Masafer Yatta in the south Hebron hills have lived under the threat of demolition and evacuation.

Masafer Yatta is surrounded by a belt of eight Israeli settlements and is in the Israeli-declared closed military area – "Firing zone 918".

The EU diplomats visited public structures, including a health clinic and a school facing the risk of demolition in Khirbet al Fakheit and Jinba, and met with the Masafer Yatta Village Council and community leaders.

Contact:

The Office of the European Union Representative

Shadi Othman, Tel:+972 (0) 2 541 5867, Mob: 0599 673 958; Inas Abu Shirbi (02 541 5 859, 0599 673 957)