About 100 police officers raid Tarpon village in Binyamin and demolish structures

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At dawn, about 100 police officers, Border Police forces and the Civil Administration raided the village of Tarpon in Binyamin. The forces demolished three residential homes, a sheep pen, a chicken coop and a dining hall on the hill adjacent to Ateret.

During the operation, the forces confiscated vehicles and equipment from residents. The operation was carried out in the dead of night, and footage from the site was circulated online.

Residents claim the demolition was carried out following a petition filed by Arabs who had trespassed onto a nearby archaeological site. According to them, it is a "bizarre inversion of reality," and they are furious over the demolition of their homes and the sheep pen.