Palestinians in Masafer Yatta brace for what could be their final displacement – Mondoweiss

Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, the grouping of 12 rural communities in the South Hebron Hills, face a new wave of Israeli attempts to displace them — this time for good. 

On June 17, the Building and Planning Bureau of the Israeli army’s Civil Administration — the governing body in charge of administering urbanization in the West Bank — issued an order allowing military drills in the so-called Firing Zone 918, which includes most of Masafer Yatta and its communities. This…