Stop-work orders on structures and workshops in Hebron

Violation: serving stop-work orders

Date: 22/03/2015

Location:  Beit Ummar village/ Hebron governorate

Perpetrators: Israel Civil Administration and army

Victims:   members of  Alqam family

Details:

Israeli authorities on March 22, 2015 ordered four Palestinian residents of Beit Ummar town to suspend the construction work of three homes and an auto workshop to the north of Hebron.

Citizens asserted that Israeli forces along with staff from the Israeli civil administration stormed the area of al-Mantra to the east of the town and handed three residents notices to stop the construction work on their homes.

They were recognized as Amro Alqam, and the two brothers Mohammad and Mohannad Alqam. Mohammad’s family has been living in the 50-square-meter house for the past five years. 

Army forces also handed Yousif Alqam a notice to stop the construction work on his auto workshop despite having the legal documents that prove his ownership of the property. The order came under the pretext of being too close to Gush Etzion settlement bloc.

All four residents were ordered to appear before court in Beit El settlement on April 13 to look into the cases.

The orders reached out the following:

1. Yousif Alqam:  Alqam was served a stop-work order on his auto workshop that is located on a 2 dunums plot since 2010. This work shop is a source of income for Alqam family (7 members) and his other two brothers' families (14 members)

Photo 1: the order on Alqam's workshop

Photos 2+3: the threatened work shop

2. Muhanad Alqam: Muhanad was served a stop-work order on his house that is still under construction. The construction of the 80m2 house started in 2014.

Photo 4:  the order on Muhanad's house

Photo 5: a view of Muhanad's house

3. Omar Alqam: Omar was served a stop-work order on his house that is still under construction. The construction of the 90m2 house started in 2012.

Photo 6: a view of Omar's house

4. Mohammad Alqam:  Mohammad was served a stop-work order on his house that is established since 2010. The 50m2 house shelters his 6 member family including 4 minors.

Photo 7: the order on Mohammad's house

About Beit Ummar:

It is located 12 km to Hebron city. The village's total area is 21,285 dunums , of which 1,375 dunums are considered the built-up area; around 13, 548 people inhabit Beit Ummar.

The Israeli occupation authorities confiscated 560 dunums from Beit Ummar for the favor of the bypass road no.60.  The occupation also confiscated 1,216 dunums for the favor of the following colonies:

Source: Geographic Information System- Monitoring Israeli Violations Team- Land Research Center 

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
LRC