Stop-work Orders in Beit Ummar

November 30, 2014

Violation: stop-work order for a order for two residences

Date: 30/11/2014

Location: Khirbet Safa – Beit Ummar, Hebron

Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Civil Administration

Victims: citizens Za'al Abu Daiyeh and Muneer Ikhlayeil

Details:

On November 30,201, the Israeli Occupation Authorities issued two stop-work orders on two residences in Beit Ummar.

Citizen Abu Daiyeh asserted that a vehicle relative to Israel Civil Administration accompanied by an army patrol raided the area of Safa and issued the orders in the location, hanging them on the walls of the houses. The Patrol took photos of the place before they had left, witnesses said.

The order said that the structures were built before acquiring proper permits and that a hearing session will be held in Beit El Military Court on December 15,2014 to decide on whether to demolish the structure or return to the status quo.

The orders targeted the following:

The house of citizen Za'al Abu Daiyeh: it is an unroofed house- walls and pillars- of 270m2 . The house construction started in 2014 to be home for 3 members.

Photos 1+2: the targeted house of Abu Daiyeh

The house of citizen Muneer Ikhlayeil: it is a three story house of 300m2 in area . The house construction started in 2014 to be home for 12 members including 2 minors.

Photo3: the order on Muneer's house

Photo 4: a view of Muneer's targeted house

Land Research Center documented Israeli assaults and violations the area of Beit Ummar underwent during 2014 as follows:

Stop-work orders on 8 residences in Beit Ummar on 25/12/2013(Ar, Eng)
The Israeli military demolishes a residence in Beit Ummar on 17/01/2014(Ar, Eng)
Stop-work order on a pool and demolition of a retaining wall on 18/02/2014(Ar, Eng)
Expanding the periphery of a Israeli watchpost at the entrance of Beit Ummar village (Ar, Eng)