- Violation: serving military stop-work orders
- Location: Qusra town- Nablus governorate
- Date: February13, 2016
- Perpetrators: Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration
- Victims: four Palestinian families
Details:
The town of Qusra, west Nablus city witnessed on February13, 2016the serving of Stop-Work orders on two several structures on the claim of "unlicensed construction".
The orders targeted two agricultural rooms (metal slaps) gifted by EU after the affected owners got their structures demolished in the place in 2016. Moreover, the orders targeted a 60m3 water well that serves 40 dunums of olive groves. The well was implemented by Palestinian Center for Economic and Social Development in 2016.
It should be noted that the targeted structures are located to the southeast of Qusra village; more specifically in the area known as "Al-Wa'aar". The area is reported to be repeatedly targeted by the occupation.
The affected people were given a deadline until February 26, 2017 to complete all licensing procedures. This comes in time with the hearing session of Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration in the Israeli court of Beit EL colony to consider the legal status of the notified structures. The following table shows information about the affected people and their properties:
|
Affected owner |
Family |
Minors |
No. of order |
Nature of structure |
Photo |
|
Mahmoud Oudeh |
10 |
5 |
Under construction house ( two floors 220m2 each) |
||
|
Hasan Oudeh |
13 |
4 |
Under construction house ( two floors; 360m2) |
||
|
Samir Hasan |
7 |
2 |
Agricultural room (122) |
||
|
Anwar Oudeh |
9 |
4 |
Agricultural room (122)+ water well (60m3) |
||
|
Total |
39 |
15 |
|
|
|
Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2016
About Qusra:[i]
It is located 23 km to the south of Nablus city and is administered by Qusra village Council. Qusra is surrounded by Jurish (south), Talfit (west), Majdal Bani Fadil (east), and Mizpe Rachel colony (south).
Qusra is inhabited by 5644 people according to 2014 PBS population projections. Its total area is 8886 dunums that include 775 dunums of built up area.
The Israeli occupation confiscated 223 dunums of the village lands for the sake of:
- Migdalim colony that devoured 155 dunums. It was built in 1984 and is inhabited by 152 colonists.
- Bypass road no. 508 that took over 68 dunums.
According to Oslo Accords, Qusra is divided into area B (4323 dunums) and area A (4563 dunums).
[1] Source: Geographic Information System- Monitoring Israeli Violations Team- Land Research Center
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