Voices from the South Hebron Hills

Israeli army forces demolish Palestinian homes and property in She'ab al-Bottom in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank, July 8, 2024. (Basel Adra/Activestills)
Our film is going to the Oscars. But here in Masafer Yatta, we’re still being erased
As the world watches ‘No Other Land,’ Israeli settlers are raiding and burning our villages while soldiers arrest us, abuse us, and demolish our homes.
By Basel Adra February 10, 2025
Israeli soldiers accompany Palestinian students heading back home to the village of Tuba, at the end of their school day in the village of A-Tuwani, as they walk on a two-kilometer dirt road by the Israeli settlement of Maon, West Bank, September 28, 2021. (Oren Ziv)
In Masafer Yatta, teachers like me can’t guarantee our students an education
With schools facing demolition orders and soldiers detaining students and teachers for hours, obstacles to education are becoming insurmountable.
By Awdah Hathaleen November 15, 2022
Israeli settlers armed with a rifle and metal bars confront Palestinian farmers near the village of A-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills, occupied West Bank, September 13, 2022. (Screenshot from a video of the incident)
How Israeli media reported a ‘lynching’ that never happened
Armed Israeli settlers attacked a group of farmers, then told the media they were ambushed by 30 Palestinians. Here's what really happened.
By Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham September 15, 2022