The Israeli occupation conducts military training in the Nablus area of Al-Taweel

April 20, 2015

Violation: carrying out military trainings

Date: 20/04/2015

Location: Khirbet al-Taweel- Nablus

Perpetrators: the Israeli occupation army

Victims: residents of al-Taweel

Details:

On the green hills to east of Aqraba town, there is Khirbet al-Taweel that represent a long story of bitter reality imposed by the Israeli occupation. To implement its political agenda, the Israeli occupation has been working to displace the indigenous residents for the sake of taking over the whole area to allow colonial expansion.

Photos 1-3: Khirbet al-Taweel

Military trainings that destruct agricultural lands:

The Israeli occupation forces on April 20, 2015 conducted intensive military training using armored forces and troops in the area of al-Taweel. It should be marked that the resident of the area were verbally informed to temporarily evacuate the location until the trainings are over. Residents met that order with rejection since it is a step for a futuristic displacement under the pretext of the area being closed military zone.

The Human Rights activist of Aqraba town Yousef Daireih, about the damages resulted, told an observer from Land Research Center the following: " the area of al-Taweel accommodates very fertile lands, which a big number of farmers depend on in the village of Aqraba. The area is known for the abundance of pastures that develop the sector of livestock and fauna. Unfortunately, the occupation invests all efforts to take over pastures and destroy crops; especially grains, which dozers level at time of trainings".

He also added: " the occupation, through conducting training, imposes its agenda to force people move out of the area, which makes a room for takeover and occupational expansion".

Non-stop destruction:

Since 2014, the area of Khirbet al-Taweel was reported to undergo 7 demolition operations by the Israeli occupation. Demolition was inflected on the village's only mosque, three pools for water catchment, and five residences.

Not only that, the village's infrastructure was targeted in an attempt to put pressure on residents and deprive them from simplest surviving needs for the sake of forcing them out of the area.

Every now and then, the occupation declares Khirbet al-Taweel a closed military zone where farmers are denied access to their lands . (source: Land Research Center )

For further information about demolitions targeting Khirbet al-Taweel, please read the following reports issued by Land Research Center during 2014:

The occupation targets Khirbet al-Taweel with demolition again (Ar, Eng )
The occupation notifies a agricultural road with stop work in Khirbet al-Taweel on 05/01/2014 (Ar, Eng)
Notifying a number of residential structures wit stop work on 05/01/2014 (Ar, Eng)
Notifying the water and electricity networks with stop work in al-Taweel area on19/03/204 (Ar, Eng)
Demolishing al-Taweel mosque and a number of residential and agricultural structures on29/04/2014 (Ar, Eng)
The occupation targets Khirbet al-Taweel with demolition for the second time in a week on 12/05/2014 (Ar, Eng)
The occupation turns a agricultural land into a military camp for training in al-Taweel on 15/05/2014 (Ar, Eng)
The occupation confiscates 3 residential tents from al-Taweel area on 18/05/2014 (Ar, Eng)
Demolishing the power grid of Khirbet al-Taweel on 20/08/2014( Ar, Eng)