Stop-work and construction orders on houses in the Hebron village of Surif

Violation:  serving stop-work orders

Date: 26/03/2015

Location: Surif village/ Hebron governorate

Perpetrators: Israel Civil Administration and army

Victims:  citizens from Surif               

Details:

The Israeli occupation authorities on March 26, 2015 served stop-work and construction orders on 4 residences in the village of Surif. Citizen Mousa Ghonimat (47) asserted that a vehicle relative to the Civil Administration accompanied by an army patrol raided the area of Deir Mousa, north of the village and hanged the orders on the houses.

The ordered compelled a halt on construction works and assigned April 04, 2015 as the hearing session of the Planning and Construction Committee in the Israeli court of Beit El to consider the status of the notified structures.

The following table lists information about the structures and their owners:

Source: Field Observations – Monitoring Israeli Human Rights Violations- Land Research Center-2015

It should be marked that the village of Surif has been continuously targeted by the occupation; the apartheid wall confiscated a vast area from its lands and isolated more area behind it . For further information about what Surif underwent, please read the following reports issued by Land Research Center in this regard:

1. A military order to confiscate 3799 dunums from the lands of Bethlehem and Hebron (Ar, Eng)
2. Colonists attempt to establish two outposts on Surif lands (AR, Eng)
3. Stop-work and construction order on a cistern in Surif village( AR, Eng)
4. A military order of confiscation on Surif lands for the favor of the apartheid wall (AR, Eng)
5. Ravaging lands and uprooting hundreds of trees in Surif village(Ar ,Eng)
6. Stop-work and construction orders on 6 residences in Surif village (Ar ,Eng)
7. Evection order on agricultural lands in Surif village( Ar, Eng)
8. The Israeli occupation enforces closure on Ju'ba road in Surif (Ar, Eng)

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
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