Violation: destroying structures made of metal slabs

Location: the villages of al-Jiftlik and Fasayil al-Fuka  

Date: 20/10/2014

Perpetrators: the army of the Israeli occupation

Victims: 6 Palestinian families

Details:

The village of al-Jiftlik , north of Jericho governorate witnessed on October 20th 2014, a new attack within a series of systematic plan to displace the people of the Palestinian Jordan Valley (al-ghoor) to impose control and sovereignty  on the area.

In the early hours of the aforementioned date, a massive force of the occupation accompanied by the Civil Administration embarked on demolishing two residences and four barns and agricultural rooms. The occupation justified this act under the pretext of unlicensed construction within area classified C according to Oslo Accords.

It is indicated in the same context that forces of the occupation raided the village of Fasayil al-Fuka and destroyed a agricultural barrack for animals husbandry owned by citizen Hussein Rashayda. The pretext came as usual which is "unlicensed construction".

The following table shows information about the damages resulted by the latest demolition:

Affected citizen	Location	Family	Minors	Aream2	Nature of targeted structures	Notes	Photo
Mohammad Abu Iram	Jiftlik	11	4	200	Agricultural barrack		1
				100	A house(made of bricks)
Ihab Abu Iram	Jiftlik	2	0	90	A house(made of bricks)		2
Qadri Bani Oudeh	Jiftlik	7	4	60	A fodder storehouse	Had his structure demolished thrice	3
Suliman Daraghmeh	Jiftlik	5	3	60	Agricultural room made of metal slabs
Faysal Bsharat	Jiftlik	7	2	60	Two rooms(used as storehouse) made of metal slabs and wood
Hussein Rashayda	Fasayil al-Fuka	9	6	120	A barrack for sheep husbandry (160 sheep)	Had his structure demolished thrice
Total		41	19	690

*Source: Field Research- Monitoring Israeli Violations Team- Land Research Centre (LRC).

 

About al- Jiftlik:

It is located 35km from the northern part of Jericho city and is edged by the village of Beit Daggan from the northwest and Massuah colony from the west.

The village has a population of 4789 people until 2014 and has a total land area of 185031 dunums of which 1110 dunums are built-up area. Noteworthy, the occupation expropriated around 12040 dunums as follows :

• 3207 dunums were confiscated for the favor of establishing colonies in the nearby.
• 3328 dunums were confiscated for the bypass roads no. (90, 505, and 508).
• 5505 dunums were confiscated for the favor of military camps.

For further information about what al-Jiftlik went through during 2014, please read the reports issued by the Department if Monitoring Israeli violations as follows:

1. Notifying a residential room with a stop work in al-Jiftlik on 15/09/2014 (Ar, Eng)
2. The occupation notifies a pool(for water catchment) with stop work on 01/06/2014 (Ar, Eng)
3. The Civil Administration of the occupation notifies the construction of a pool with stop work on 01/06/2014 (Ar, Eng)
4. Demolishing the Bedouin community of Abu al-Ijaj on 20/05/2014 (Ar, Eng)
5. The occupation destroys a number of barns in al-Jiftlik on 30/01/2014 (Ar, Eng)
6. Demolishing a number of residences and barns in al-Jiftlik on 08/01/2014 (Ar, Eng)

Land Research Center sees in these demolitions a clear-cut breach and contradiction with all international conventions and covenants such like:

International Conventions and agreements call for the protection of Palestinians:

 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Article 17:

• Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
• No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property."

The 1907 the Hague Convention

 Article 23:

• " In addition to the prohibitions provided by special Conventions, it is especially forbidden: To destroy or seize the enemy's property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war;"

The Geneva Fourth convention

• Article 53:

"  Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations."

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:

• Article 11.1 states:

 "The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international co-operation based on free consent".

 

 

Prepared by
The Land Research Center
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