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Demolition of the Dreinoff project begins

29 July 2015, 12:19 pm
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The government begins the Dreinoff housing project demolition.

A backhoe and bulldozer start tearing down the controversial structures as demonstrators watch.

A machine tearing down a building in Beit El on July 29. 2015. (screen capture: Ynet.co.il)
A machine tearing down a building in Beit El on July 29. 2015. (screen capture: Ynet.co.il)

Earlier today the High Court upheld its original decision to knock down the buildings, as the land was proved to have been private Palestinian land that was seized by the IDF in the 1970s.

A tractor moving toward homes to be demolished in Beit El on July 29, 2015. (Screen capture: Ynet.co.il)
A tractor moving toward homes to be demolished in Beit El on July 29, 2015. (Screen capture: Ynet.co.il)

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