NAZARETH — Israeli policemen and special security units accompanied municipality teams that demolished Palestinian houses in Beir Hadaj and Ma’arash villages in the Negev, occupied in 1948.

Ibrahim Wakili, the head of the regional council for non-recognized villages, said that the campaign falls in line with the Israeli attempt to destroy Arab homes in the Negev.

He said that Israel’s repeated demolition attempts would not be of any use because inhabitants of those villages, which are not recognized by Israel and are not supplied with any municipal services, are adamant on remaining in their homes and land and had rebuilt homes previously destroyed by Israel.