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Israel demolishes properties of Palestinian who saved 30 Israelis on 7 October

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Israel demolishes properties of Palestinian who saved 30 Israelis on 7 October Israeli authorities have demolished properties belonging to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who rescued 30 Israelis from the Nova music festival during the 7 October 2023 attacks. The Israeli news site Local Call reported on Monday that Israeli authorities razed a warehouse and chicken coop belonging to Yousef Zyadna, while his nephew's home was demolished. Zyadna, a minibus driver, drove to the site of the Nova music festival in the early hours of the attacks to help people escape.

He was subsequently awarded for his heroism at an event at Israel's Friends of Zion museum. Three years later, authorities have demolished properties belonging to him and his family Israeli soldiers at a damaged house at the Nir Oz kibbutz, one of the Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip attacked on 7 October, picture taken on 31 October 2023 (AFP) Off Israeli authorities have demolished properties belonging to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who rescued 30 Israelis from the Nova music festival during the 7 October 2023 attacks. Local Call reported that dozens of bulldozers arrived in the Zyadna neighbourhood near the southern city of Rahat, where they demolished homes and other structures in the Bedouin community.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It added that 65 demolition orders are currently in place against homes in the neighbourhood. Zyadna told Local Call that he did not regret helping the Israelis despite the demolition of properties belonging to his family, adding "these are our values. This is how we were raised." Four members of the Zyadna family were also taken captive during the October 2023 attacks.

Bilal and Aisha were released in November 2023, while Hamza and Yousef died in captivity. Their bodies were returned to Israel in January 2025. The Palestinian Bedouin Israeli Yusef Alziadna is widely regarded as a hero in Israel after having saved 30 lives on Oct.

Today, in recognition of his bravery, Israeli security forces arrived at his home with bulldozers & demolished the foundations of his family's home. They also demolished his storage shed & a chicken coop & damaged the area used by his brother’s flock of sheep. It's not just his own property -- it's the whole neighborhood Israel wants to destroy.

65 demolition orders hang over the homes in the neighborhood.

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