According to locals, the demolition efforts have been going on since February. Israeli authorities had served the home owners with eviction notices and had been pressuring them to vacate their homes and relocate in order to illegally take over the land

Hundreds of Bedouins living in villages such as al-Atrash, al-Sawa, al-Zarnouq, al-Ruwais, Khirbet Watan and Beir Haddaj in al-Naqab are facing imminent demolition of their houses