Israel orders eviction of Bedouins near East Quds for settlement expansion

‘Israeli authorities have issued eviction orders to Palestinian Bedouins living in a village east of al-Quds (Jerusalem), telling them to leave their homes within weeks.

Local residents said they would be forced from their land in less than a month, Maan News Agency reported on Saturday.

The residing Bedouin families said, however, they would remain on their land.

The forced evacuation is part of Israel’s plan to expand a settlement located near the Bedouin village of Abu Nuwwar.’

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