Distribution of Stop Work and Demolition Orders in Bani Ne’im – Hebron Governorate

Israeli occupation forces distributed 13 Stop Work Orders and 1 Demolition Order against Palestinian homes, a school and a water cistern in the town of Bani Ne’im in the Governorate of Hebron. The Public Relation Department at the Bani Ne’im Municipality indicated that the occupation forces invaded an area known as “Khallet Abu Beida” west of the town and distributed the said Orders on two stages; the first stage took place in December 2011 when these forces distributed 7 Stop Work Orders while an additional 6 were distributed on January 23, 2012, as well as 1 demolition order.

 

In December 2011, Israeli occupation forces distributed 6 Stop Work Orders against houses and 1 Stop Wok Order against a water pool. A number of the targeted houses are inhabited while the rest are in the final finishing stages.

The following table lists the relevant information regarding the first stage Orders:

 

Name	Area  (in m2)	Family Members	Children	Structure	Status	Building Year	Pic.
Ghassan Mohammad Ali Al Rajabi	150	7	5	House	Under Construction	2011	1
Abdallah Se’eed Al Rajabi	300	10	7	Water pool	Used to irrigate 2 dunums	2010	2
Lo’ai Moh’d Qafisheh	140	5	3	House	Under Construction	2009	3
A’adel Moh’d Qafisheh	140	8	6	House	Inhabited	2008	4
Tariq Moh’d Qafisheh	130	4	2	House	Inhabited	2005	5
Nader Ibrahim al Rajabi	100	6	4	House	Inhabited	2003	6
Abdallah Fadel Al Rajabi	90	8	6	House	Inhabited	2008	7

The affected Palestinian indicated that they sought legal assistance through the Catholic Center for Human Rights in Bethlehem.

 

The Orders of the second stage were distributed on January 23, 2012, and targeted 4 under-construction houses as well as Al Hajjeh Azizeh Girls School. One demolition order was also distributed against a water cistern in accordance with the following tables:

 

Name	Family Members	Children	Structure Type	Area	Year	Type of Order	Pic.
Kamel Fadel Al Rajabi	5	3	Water cistern	15 m3	2011	Final Demolition Order	8
			House floor	100 m2

 

Mr. Kamel indicated that the occupation forces have delivered to him an initial Stop Work Order in January 2011, yet he managed to hire a lawyer and open an objection file in its regard. The final demolition order given to him in January 2012 gave him only 3 days to “demolish the structures, otherwise the occupation forces would so at his own expense.”

 

As for the other houses and the school, the following table lists all of the information in its regard:

Name	Family Members	Children	Structure	Structure Type	Area	Year	Pic.
Yaser Musa Tarayra	5	3	House	Two story under construction	250	2011	9
Khaled Moh’d Mwas	7	5	House	3 story under construction	250	2010	10
Fayez Attiya Zeidat	5	3	House	Under construction	125	2007	11
Shihdeh Suleiman Yaqoob	10	3	House	2 story under construction	170	2011	12
Al Hajjeh Azizeh Girls School	—–	—–	School	Under construction	300	2011	13