JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Hundreds of Border Police and special patrol unit officers, accompanied by inspectors from the Civil Administration, raided the Beit Anot hilltop outpost in the southern Hebron Hills near Kiryat Arba overnight Thursday, demolishing the homes of three families as well as the outpost’s synagogue.

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The evacuation began around 2:30 a.m. Hundreds of officers approached the hill from several directions, surrounded the residents’ homes, and informed the families that they had only minutes to leave. Children were taken from their beds wrapped in blankets, while Arab laborers brought in by the Civil Administration were reportedly instructed to remove furniture and personal belongings from the homes.

During the operation, authorities allegedly did not stop at demolishing the buildings. They also confiscated vehicles belonging to two residents, along with an additional trailer. Three residents were arrested.

הילדים הוצאו מהמיטות, השופל עלה על הבית: הרס נרחב הלילה בהר חברון

מאות שוטרי מג”ב ויס”מ מלווים בפקחי המנהל האזרחי פשטו הלילה על גבעת בית ענות בהר חברון הסמוכה לקרית ארבע, והחריבו את בתיהן של 3 משפחות הגבעה ובית הכנסת במקום. מגדל המקום במקום נהרס גם הוא.

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“We woke up last night to a crazy and surreal event,” said resident Yaron Kilav, who was removed from his home together with his wife and eight children.

“Hundreds of police officers surrounded our house in a complex operation as if we were leaders of a crime organization. They gave us 10 minutes to get the children out of the house, and then Arab workers simply started throwing all the furniture and personal belongings outside—the baby’s crib, the beds, clothes, kitchen utensils, everything. The children were in shock.”

According to Kilav: “Before we came to Beit Anot, the entire ridge was under massive illegal Arab encroachment, including unauthorized water theft and hunting by residents of nearby villages. The security establishment slept through it for years and suddenly woke up only when Jews decided to put an end to the situation. It’s an absurdity beyond description.”

He added: “Rebuilding everything and rising from the dust with eight children is not simple at all, we know that very well. But at the same time, we know with complete certainty that we will do it. The homes will be rebuilt, the hilltop will be restored, and a permanent community will one day stand on this mountain, where Jewish boys and girls,including those who were evacuated from their homes tonight, will play in its streets.”

Beit Anot is named for a town mentioned in Yehoshua 15:59, whose name is perpetuated in the ruins of the village of Beit Anun, located northeast of Hevron.