Israeli colonists Ravage a Rooftop

On February 26, 2011, Israeli colonists ravaged the rooftop of Mohammad Iqnebi’s Residence in the Old City of Hebron.Iqnebi stated: ‘I was renovating the rooftop of my house because it used to leak; suddenly, 6 colonists broke into the rooftop using nearby rooftops as a bridge to get to their destination. They used the nearby house which belongs to a woman called Maryam, the daughter of a Jewish Rabi named ‘Moshe Levenger’. The colonists threatened me with fire arms toforce me to stop working before damaging the wet cement using iron rods and wood. They were accompanied by a Rabi who told me that they offered me millions to sell the house but I refused to and that I cannot renovate it, not even live in it‘.

 

 

 

Iqnebi pointed the ‘Hebron Rehabilitation committee’ provided him with the funds needed for the construction materials and he was doing the work himself. The target residence is 200 m² in area and has been standing for centuries. It is now owned and inhabited by Iqnebi and his 6-member family, including 4 children.

 

 

The house was a target for numerous Israeli attacks because of its closeness to the seized houses in Al Laban Maket. Few meters separate the house from other captured houses and only 3 meters separate it from one of the houses. The colonists residing in the nearby house pump sewage towards Iqnebi house. In addition, they throw garbage towards his house.