The occupation demolishes the village of Khillat al-Dab'a for the second time in Masafer Yatta, south of

Israeli occupation forces demolished what remained of the village of Khillat al-Dab'a in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, today, Wednesday, after having demolished most of it at the beginning of May.

The head of the village council in Tawani, Muhammad Rabai, stated that the occupation forces stormed the village and demolished it with bulldozers for the second time, and the demolition process included what remained of caves and residential tents, in addition to the destruction of the water network, sanitation units, and solar energy cells, as well as the destruction of surveillance cameras designated to document the occupation's assaults and the settlers' attacks on the residents and their properties.

The occupation forces had demolished the village at the beginning of May, destroying more than 25 homes and caves, several agricultural facilities, and water wells, eradicating all signs of life there after forcibly evacuating its residents.

In June, the occupation forces declared the village a closed military zone, forcibly preventing citizens and foreign activists from accessing and remaining in it.

Khillat al-Dab'a is one of the villages in Masafer Yatta, located southeast of the city of Hebron, with an area of approximately 3000 dunams, of which 250 dunams are designated for the population cluster, and its population is about 120 residents.

It is one of the villages threatened with displacement, as in 2022 a decision was issued by the occupation court to demolish it and displace its residents, under the pretext that it is located in a live-fire zone, with the aim of seizing citizens' lands for the benefit of colonial expansion.