Published today 10:36
LOD, Israel (Ma’an) -- Following the demolition of the home of a Bedouin family in Israel's mixed town of Lod in the country's south, Talab As-Sane of the Arab Democratic Party visited the family in a show of solidarity.
The Abu Eid home was torn down on Monday along with the homes of six other families, all on one block of the town, during the season's worst dust storm, which kicked off a cold spell that saw snow fall in the northern parts of the region.
Israel's Land Authority said the seven homes were built illegally.
The demolitions in Lod mirror events that occur regularly in the West Bank, prompting As-Sane's visit to a tent set up by the families, which the official described as "miserable."
"What the Netanyahu government did in Lod is a crime against humanity," he said.