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Palestinians Turn Rugged Caves Into Homes After Israeli Demolitions

Families are fitting caves with concrete floors, solar power and well water after demolitions left many without legal housing.

Summary by France24
In the occupied West Bank's arid region of Masafer Yatta, Emar made a smooth concrete floor on two caves' rough limestone ground before applying a white limewash on the brittle stone walls. With time, electricity from solar panels and water from a well turned the grotto into a new home for the 33-year-old Emar, his two wives and 11 children, who nonetheless long for life above ground. #photo1 "We once lived in a house above ground, where you cou…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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