A stop-work order on a water cistern in the Hebron town of Yatta

A stop-work order on a water cistern in the Hebron town of Yatta

 

Violation:  serving a stop-work order on a cistern

Date:  23/03/2015

Location:  Khirbet Um Nir –Yatta

Perpetrators:  Israel Civil Administration and Army

Victims:  citizen Mohammad Jubor

 

Details:

The Israeli occupation authorities on March 23, 2015 served a stop-work and construction order on  a under construction water cistern belonging to citizen Mohammad Jubor in the area of Khirbet Um Nit, south Yatta town.

 Jubor told a researcher from Land Research Center the following :

" one of the shepherds in Um Nir noticed a patrol from the Civil Administration accompanied by an army force leaving the order by the cistern; the shepherd picked the order up and delivered it to the cistern's owner"

Photo 1: a view of the notified cistern

The order mentioned that the structure was built without a proper licensepermit and compelled a halt on construction.

It should be marked that citizen Jubor started constructing the cistern a year ago; it was supposed to accumulate 100m3 of water. The citizen pointed out that the reason behind building the cistern is to catch rainwater to irrigate a 7 dunum plot he owns nearby the structure.

Lately, the Israeli occupation authorities targeted the area of Um Nir with stop-work orders and demolition to force people leave their locations; this would give room for colonists of Susiya, that is located in the nearby, to take over the area for their own good.

 

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
LRC
 

 

Categories: Military Orders