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Complex decision: Be'eri divided over fate of houses damaged in massacre

Summary by Arutz Sheva
Residents of Kibbutz Be’eri voted to demolish homes damaged on October 7, while Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu considers using the law to preserve them as historic sites despite local opposition.

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Residents' opposition to preserving the houses in the enclosure reflects the fear of the next massacre • Preserving memory and preserving the goals of the war are significant narratives on both sides of the fence • And what happened in the settlement of Holocaust survivors, when the nearby port built a smoking chimney

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After an emotional and charged debate, residents of Kibbutz Be'eri determined that all the houses damaged in the massacre will be demolished, except for one house. • But it turns out that this is not the end of the charged affair. • Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu is considering declaring the houses an "antiquities site" to prevent their demolition. • So far, the clause that Minister Eliyahu is considering using has never been used.

Following Kibbutz Be'eri's decision to demolish most of the houses damaged in the October 7 massacre, it turns out that a section of the law allows the Minister of Heritage to declare the buildings for preservation - a move that has never been made and could ignite a conflict with the residents.

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Maariv Online broke the news in Israel on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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