Netanyahu ordered to halt the uprooting of the last few remaining trees at the site, after Smotrich wrote him a letter demanding the freeze.
UN special rapporteurs published a statement accusing Israel of committing "domicide" against Palestinians.
Home demolition orders have almost become a matter of course following Palestinian attacks. Israel has used the tactic as a routine instrument of punishment.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
The building, which houses about a hundred families, was issued a demolition order in 2015.
What, if anything, changed between 2005 and 2023 about Israel, the Palestinians, house demolitions and deterrence?
If there is a place where the contradictions inherent in Israel’s new government come to life, it is this tiny village tucked away along the side of a highway.
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