Israeli Forces Evacuate Bedouin Community as Smotrich Bury Palestinian State
Key Takeaways
- Israeli forces and colonists forcibly expelled Bedouin Khirbet al-Sidra near Mikhmas; area closed military zone.
- Israeli government approved a West Bank settlement project aimed at burying a Palestinian state.
- Plan aims to bury the idea of a Palestinian state.
Khirbet al-Sidra Evacuation
Israeli forces evacuated the Bedouin community of Khirbet al-Sidra.
“INTERNATIONAL - Has the two-state solution been definitively buried on Wednesday, August 20”
They forcibly evicted 16 families who had lived there for 25 years.
The area was declared a closed military zone and residents were completely prohibited.
Smotrich Bury Palestinian State
The Israeli government approved a plan to build 3,400 new housing units in the E1 area.
Smotrich promised to bury the idea of a Palestinian state.
The plan would split the West Bank into two parts.
Bedouin Communities Face Expulsion
The new plan threatens around twenty Bedouin communities.
“JERUSALEM, March 31, 2026 (WAFA) –Israeli occupation forces, accompanied by colonist,on Tuesday stormed the Bedouin community of Khirbet al-Sidra near the village of Mikhmas, northeast of occupied Jerusalem”
Expulsion orders had already been sent about ten days earlier.
Atala Jahalin said there will be nowhere safe anymore.
International Law Concerns
The eviction violated their right to housing and stability.
The scale of settlement expansion raises questions about compliance with international law.
The war effort aims at territorial reordering and demographic engineering.
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