YEMEN Press Agency

IOF demolishes Palestinian village of Al-Araqib for 202nd

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Jun. 07 (YPA) – Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) authorities on Tuesday demolished the Bedouin Palestinian village of Al-Araqib in the Negev for the 202nd time in a row.

Aziz Al-Touri, a member of the Local Committee for the Defense of Al-Araqib, said the  Zionist forces stormed the village of Al-Iraqib and demolished their homes in this cold atmosphere for the 202nd time.”

Al-Touri affirmed that the residents would rebuild their village.

 Al-Iraqib’s houses are built of wood, plastic and plate, and are inhabited by 22 families.

The village was first levelled in July 2010, and every time the residents of Al-Araqib rebuild their tents and small homes, occupation forces return to raze them, sometimes several times in a month.

E.M