Stop-work Orders in Adh Dhariyya

On February 27, 2012, the Israeli Occupation Authorities ordered the immediate stoppage of construction of 4 cisterns and a residential shed in an area known as ‘Khirbit al Tayaran’ to the south east of Adh Dhariyya. The orders were issued by the Higher Organization Council, Israeli Occupation Civil Administration. The orders set March 19, 2012, as the date for the hearing session to be held in Beit El Military Court in regard to the designated structures.

 

 

No	Victim	Family members	Structure	Area (m2)	Built in	Order number
1	Ed’es abu Sharkh	10	Residential shed	25	2001	150179

 

 

No.	Victim	structure	Volume m3	Built in	Order number
1	Ed’es abu Sharkh	cistern	90	2011	150179
		cistern	140	2001	150179
2	Mohammad Samamra	cistern	70	2011	150174
3	Odeh abu Sharkh	cistern	150	2001	150177

 

Ed’es abu Sharkh, a victim, said that the farmers found the orders placed on the cisterns and they took them to Adh Dhariyya Municipality to defend their case. He said that the Israelis are trying to suffocate Palestinian farmers to force them to surrender their lands knowing that the demolition of the cistern will have drastic effects on livestock.