Khirbet Susya

Village in West Bank Khirbet Susya ( , ) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank . Palestinian villagers who are variously reported as living in caves for decades there during grazing time are considered as belonging to an unique southern Hebron cave-dwelling culture present in the area since the early 19th century, In 1986, after the site was declared "archaeological site" by Israeli Civil Administration, the residents were expelled from it. They relocated to other caves in the area and built shelters on agricultural land. After the murder of Yair Har-Sinai from the nearby Susya settlement, in 2001, the village was demolished for the second time. Currently there are demolition orders standing for the structures of the village. The population of the Palestinian community reportedly numbered 350 in 2012 and 250 residents the following year. constituted by 50 nuclear families (2015), up from 25 in 1986 and 13 in 2008.

Village in West Bank, Palestine This article is about the Palestinian village in the Hebron area. Village in West Bank, State of Palestine Khirbet Susya ( Arabic : سوسية , Hebrew : סוּסְיָא ) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank . Palestinian villagers reported as living in caves and nearby tents are considered as belonging to a unique southern Hebron cave-dwelling culture present in the area since the early 19th century. The village had a population of 199 residents in 2017. In 1982, an Israeli land authority, Plia Albeck, working in the Civil division of the State Attorney's Office, determined that the 300 hectares were Palestinians had been living, and which included an area with remains both of a 5th–8th century CE synagogue and of a mosque that had replaced it, were privately owned by the Palestinian Susya villagers. In 1983, an Israeli settlement also named Susya was established next to the Palestinian village. In 1986, the Israeli Defense Ministry's Civil Administration declared the entire area owned by Palestinians an archeological site, and the Israeli Defense Forces expelled the Palestinian owners from their dwellings and appointed Israeli settlers from the recently built settlement to manage the site. Some of the expropriated Palestinian land was incorporated into the jurisdictional area of the Israeli settlement, and an illegal Israeli outpost was established on the area of the previous Palestinian village. The expelled Palestinians moved a few hundred meters southeast of their original village and built new shelters on agricultural land. After the murder of Yair Har-Sinai from the nearby Israeli settlement , in 2001, the Palestinian village was demolished for the second time. Having since been rebuilt, there are currently new demolition orders standing for the structures of the Palestinian village. The population of the Palestinian community reportedly numbered 350 in 2012 and 250 residents the following year, which constituted by 50 nuclear families (2015), up from 25 in 1986 and 13 in 2008. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). The Lurking Shadow of Expulsion,' 15 May 2002. From Beirut to Jerusalem . Susiya residents have lived in this region on a seasonal basis since at least the 19th century Stefano Pasta, "Cisgiordania, Susiya: i pastori palestinesi che tutte le mattine temono l'arrivo dei bulldozer" , La Repubblica 10 June 2015: "Espropriati nel 1986, sotto sgombero dal 5 maggio. Fino a quell'anno i palestinesi abitavano nelle grotte a mezzo chilometro di distanza. Ne furono espropriati quando l'area fu riconosciuta sito archeologico. Andarono quindi a vivere nei terreni agricoli limitrofi di Susiya, di loro proprietà ma senza il permesso per costruire."[Translation please] 'Khirbet Susiya,' B'tselem 1 Jan 2013.