Demolishing 22 Structures in Kafr ad Dik town – Salfit Governorate

October 6, 2011

Violation: demolishing 2 wells, 2 shacks, 4 residences, and 14 agricultural sheds

Date: October 4, 2011

Perpetrators: the Regional Inspection Committee, a section of the so-called Israeli Civil Administration

Victims: a number of farmers and lands in Kafr ad Dik

Preface:

On October 4, 2011, Kafr ad Dik was to face an unprecedented attack carried out by the Israeli Occupation Civil Administration and Army. The attack was held concurrently with the beginning of the olive picking season; a season awaited yearly.

Details:

An Israeli dozer, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, commenced a large-scaled demolition campaign targeting Palestinian residential and agricultural structures on the pretext of no permit in areas classified ‘C’ according to Oslo.

Table 1: detailed information on the victims and damaged report:

Victim	Structures	Family members	Children	Location	Damage	remarks
Afif Ahmad	2	8	5	Dahr Subuh	Cracks in a 75 m3 well serving 70 dunums of land	The well was constructed 7 years prior through a project funded by the PARC
Ashraf Uthman	2	25	16	Al Sharaf	Demolishing a 140-m3-water-pool serving 40 dunums. Demolishing a 70-m2-shack	A prior order issued 4 months earlier
Aziz Ayyash	7	10	6	Al Sharaf	Demolishing a shelter built of metal slabs and 6 sheds	The victims come originally from the village of Rafat and have been staying in the area for 2 decades. They have been leasing lands and own 600 sheep. A prior order was received 4 months earlier
Kayed Ayyash	3	4	2	Al Sharaf	Demolishing a shelter built of metal slabs and 2 sheds
Mazouz Ayyash	5	8	5	Al Sharaf	Demolishing a shelter built of metal slabs and 4 sheds
Soud Ayyash	3	8	4	Al Sharaf	Demolishing a shelter built of metal slabs and 4 sheds
Total	22	63	38

Picture 1-4: destruction in Kafr ad Dik

Stop-work order for an agricultural road:

Furthermore, the Israelis ordered the immediate stoppage of the milling of a 4-km-long agricultural road connecting Dahr Subuh with Kafr ad Dik town; the road is being opened through a project implemented by the PARC. The contractor was ordered to immediately stop working in the road.

On October 2, 2011, Israeli soldiers ordered the immediate overlaying of base course in the road connecting Kafr ad Dik with Dahr Subuh area. It must be pointed that the road is vital for the prosperity of the village knowing that it makes 80% of the village agricultural lands more accessible.