About 1,500 Bedouin residents are protesting in Be'er Sheva against the demolition of unauthorized structures in the Negev, according to Israeli reports. The demonstrators chanted slogans directed at National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
About 1,500 Bedouin residents are demonstrating in Be'er Sheva on Thursday morning against the demolition of unauthorized structures in the Negev, according to reports. Chants directed at National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir were reported. Ben Gvir said on Wednesday, as The Zioneer reported, that he had demolished 5,700 unauthorized homes in Bedouin communities over the past year and intends to continue. No injuries or arrests have been reported in the current protest.
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