Abu Wadi family

Force in Play

Around 400 members displaced; refusing state relocation offer

Israeli authorities demolished about 80 structures, including a mosque, in Al-Dahiya north of Rahat on Oct. 12, displacing roughly 400 members of the Abu Wadi family, according to Anadolu Agency and Al Jazeera. A joint statement from Adalah and other civil society groups on Oct. 18 said the orders covered 50 residential buildings and a mosque in a community of about 250 people, and that residents report around 80 families affected.

Updated Oct 31