NewzIsrael demolishes Bedouin Palestinian homes leaving 250 homeless Israeli forces demolished between 50 and 80 homes and a mosque belonging to a Bedouin Palestinian clan on Monday, leaving about 250 people homeless. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the demolitions began late on Sunday near the southern city of Rahat after an Israeli court rejected a request to postpone the orders. The newspaper reported that the Abu Wadi clan, who had lived in the area for decades, were forced to dismantle their own homes and had not been provided with alternative housing.
One resident described the experience of destroying his own home as "catastrophic, impossible to describe". "This is the hardest day I've ever …[had] of my life," he told Haaretz. Israel demolishes Bedouin Palestinian homes leaving 250 homeless Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 15:55 Palestinian leaders have condemned the demolitions, accusing far-right ministers of using the displacement of Bedouin families to mobilise voters Children sit on top of the rubble of a building demolished by Israeli forces near the city of Rahat on 12 October 2026 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israeli forces demolished between 50 and 80 homes and a mosque belonging to a Bedouin Palestinian clan on Monday, leaving about 250 people homeless.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I have no roof over my head. I don't know where I'll be tomorrow, there are no plans," he added, saying that rent in Rahat was too expensive for many members of the clan. Another resident said she was devastated as she watched her home being destroyed.
"I feel like I have nothing left," she said, adding that she did not know where her family would spend the night. "We'll probably sleep under a tree." A young mother told Haaretz that it was "very hard to survive like this with two small children", saying her family had nowhere to go. "No one is thinking of leaving," the neighbourhood, she said.
Her sister added: "We will stay under the trees. We won't move from here." Election issue The demolition of the Abu Wadi neighbourhood comes amid what Palestinian representatives describe as an intensifying Israeli campaign against Bedouin communities in the Negev, known as the Naqab in Arabic. The campaign has been led by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Settlements Minister Orit Strook, who have pursued policies targeting Palestinian communities in the region.
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