Hundreds of Border Police and special patrol units raided the Beit Anut hilltop outpost in the Mount Hebron hills overnight, demolishing the homes of three families and confiscating vehicles. Three residents were arrested. Residents reported officers carrying long-barreled weapons and quoting one commander instructing troops to shoot from 150 meters 'as you would against Arabs.' The families, including eight children, were given ten minutes to evacuate before laborers threw their belongings outside.
Hundreds of Border Police and special patrol units raided the Beit Anut hilltop outpost on Mount Hebron overnight Wednesday to Thursday, demolishing three family homes and confiscating vehicles. Three residents were arrested. Residents said the forces used stun grenades and gave families just ten minutes to evacuate before Palestinian laborers threw household items—including cribs, beds, and kitchenware—out of the homes.
According to resident testimony, one officer instructed troops that from 150 meters 'you may fire—as you would against Arabs,' indicating a permissive use-of-force policy.
Yaron Kalav, a resident evacuated with his wife and eight children, told Israeli media the demolition was 'a crazy, surreal event—hundreds of cops surrounding our house as if we were crime bosses.' He added that before the outpost was established, 'the entire ridge was under massive illegal Arab encroachment, water theft, and poaching. The security establishment slept on it for years, and suddenly woke up when Jews decided to end the situation.'
The operation follows similar overnight demolitions of four outposts across the West Bank on June 18, involving the same Border Police units and aggressive tactics. Those demolitions also included the razing of a baby crib and children's equipment. The Beit Anut event is the first large-scale demolition targeting a Mount Hebron outpost since that wave, and the first in which a Border Police commander was quoted authorizing live fire on protesters.
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