The Israeli Occupation Forces notify agricultural structures of “additional opportunity to object demolition order” in Ramallah city

• Violation: notifying structures
• Location: Beit Liqya town- Ramallah
• Date:  January 12, 2016
• Perpetrators: Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration
• Victims:  four families

Details:

 A massive force from the Israeli occupation army accompanied by a staff from the Civil Administration raided the western part of Beit Liqya town that is known as "Al-Mal'ab" and delivered " additional opportunity to object demolition order" notices for two mechanic workshops. The occupation claimed that the workshops were previously served stop-work orders. Also, the force hanged similar orders on two barracks (used for chicken husbandry) claiming that the structures were served stop-work orders on May 21, 2015. According to the military order, the affected owners were given seven day deadline to evacuate. The following table shows information about the affected owners due o the orders:

Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2016

The mayor of Beit Liqya, Mahmoud Aasi, told Land Research Center that the town accommodates more than 40 agricultural, residential and industrial structures notified of either stop-work or demolition on the claim of "unlicensed construction".

Aasi also said that the total area of the town's master plan (1333 dunums ) is insufficient for demographic expansion. This forced people to build without permits in areas classified as "C" according to Oslo Accords, which are fully controlled by the Israeli occupation.

Liqya populates 9664 people on a total land area of 16,000 dunums, of which 4000 dunums were confiscated for the favor of building the apartheid wall. (Liqya's village council).

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
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