Israel's radical National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday boasted about the demolition of 5,700 Palestinian homes over the past year, pledging to accelerate the policy and carry out further demolitions amid Israel’s ongoing violations in Palestinian territories.
"I demolished 5,700 homes in the past year alone,” Ben-Gvir said during a conference in Tel Aviv, as cited by Israel’s Channel 12.
"I will continue demolishing more and more homes in Bedouin communities,” he vowed.
Palestinian Bedouin villages and communities are spread across northern and southern Israel, including the Negev, as well as in the occupied West Bank.
In a report on June 10, Amnesty International said Israel has accelerated policies targeting Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank through land seizures and related measures.
