• Violation: demolition threats
• Location:  Masafer Yatta- Hebron governorate
• Date:  February 22, 2017
• Perpetrators: Israel Civil Administration
• Victims:  residents of the area

Details:

Israeli Occupation Authorities threatened on February 22, 2017 residences and agricultural structures of demolition in the area of Masafer Yatta in Hebron governorate.

Witnesses from the area said that a vehicle relative to Israel Civil Administration and two army patrols raided some villages of Masafer Yatta namely ( Al-Halawah, Al-Fakhit, Al-Mirkiz, Jinba, Safi and Bir Al-Ghawanmeh) and issued demolition order on agricultural and residential structures. The force took photos of the structures before they had left. Not only, the inspector of the force took photos of structures that are not targeted by the demolition orders.

The order entitled "additional opportunity to object to demolition" mentioned that Israeli Occupation Authorities served  demolition orders on the same targeted structures in 2013-2015 and that owners did not object to them. The order claimed giving three day deadline for objection at time.

1. Al-Fakhit area demolition threats

The served orders targeted five agricultural wells in the area, which were established in the years 2013-2014 to be used as drinking water for cattle and for irrigation ends. The orders also targeted a tent and a barn that is seasonally used by a herder from the area. The following table shows information about the affected owners and structures:

No.	Affected person	Threatened structure	Area\volume	Year of construction	Order	Remarks
1	Ibrahim Awad	Tent	20 m2	2014	391671	Used seasonally
		Barn	50 m2
2	Ali Ibrahim Mohammad	Water well	80m3	2013	392000	Given by FAO
3	Akram Abu Subha	Water well	80 m3	2013	399348	Given by GVC
4	Mohammad Abu Subha	Water well	100 m3	2013	39934	Given by GVC
5	Massafer Yatta Society	Water well	100 m3	2013	392001	Given by FAO
6	Yaser Abu Subha	Water well	90 m3	2014	392155	Given by GVC

Photo 1: view of Al-Fakhit village

Photos 2+3+4: view of some of the targeted wells

It should be noted that the force inspector took photos of other untargeted structures that were later identified as  the residence of Sari Abu Subha, Al-Fakhit school and a water well owned by Issa Ismeal Hammad.

2. Al-Halawah area demolition threats

Israeli Occupation Authorities delivered an order entitled "additional opportunity to object to demolition"  that targeted the residence and structures of Ismael Abu Iram. The following table shows information about the targeted structures:

No.	Structure	Area\m2	Year of construction	Use of structure	Order	Remark
1	Tent	90	2013	For sheep	3912152	50 sheep
2	Tent	70		For sheep		50 sheep
3	Tent	24		Storage		Fodder storage
5	Barn	100		For sheep		50 sheep
6	Barn	100		For sheep		50 sheep
7	Brick room	25	2012	Residence	321-13	Inhabited by 8 members

 

Photo 5: entrance of AL- Halawah village

Photos 6+7: threatened structures of Abu Iram

The Israeli Occupation Authorities also delivered citizen Khalil Abu Iram  a stop-work order on a room that is built by concrete blocks and roofed with metal slaps. The room is home for 4 members including 2children; it is of 25m² in area and was given by GVC organization after the family got their first residence demolished on February 2016.

 

The stop-work order number 203526 served on Abu Iram's

Photo 8: view of the threatened residence
 

3. Al-Mirkiz area demolition threats

Israeli Occupation Authorities served "additional opportunity to object to demolition" order on structures of citizen Mahmoud Najajreh. The following table illustrates information about the targeted structures:

No.	Structure	Area\m2	Year of construction	Use of structure	Order	Remarks
1	Room	50	2013	Residence	391952	Inhabited by 9 members
2	Toilet unit	4		Outdoor toilet		Built of concrete briks
3	Agricultural barrack	100	2013	For sheep	392273	Metal slaps

Photos 9+10: view of Al-Mirkiz village
 

4. Al-Ghawanmeh area demolition threats

Israeli Occupation Authorities targeted the residence of Issa Issam Ahmad with " additional opportunity to object to demolition" order. The order was served on a room (25m²) built in 2009 with funds from ACF organization to be home for 7 member family including 4 children.

Photos 11+12: view of the targeted structures of Najajreh's

Order number 393406 served on Ahmad's house

Photo 13: the threatened residence of Issam

5. Jinba area demolition threats

 Israeli Occupation Authorities served an order targeting the following:

No.	Affected citizen	Structure	Nature of structure	Area\m2	Year of construction	Order
1	Ayed Abed Mur	Tent	Residence	40	2014	399251
2	Zeyad Ayed Mur	Tent	Residence	40

 

Photo 14: view of the targeted village

Photo 15: the threatened residence of Mur

Israeli Occupation Authorities also served an order targeting the village only clinic, which is a tent built in 2013 with funds from DisVi organization. Noteworthy, Israeli Occupation Authorities issued on August 06, 2013 an order to demolish the clinic.

The recent issued order number 391951

Photo 16: a view of the clinic

It should also be noted that Israel Civil Administration took photos of other untargeted structures, which were later identified as the village's school and the residence of Halima Abu Iram.

The village council of Masafer Yatta area confirmed that Israeli Occupation Authorities raided Safi village and took photos for the residences of Abadallah and Mousa Makhamreh.               

       Photo 17: sample of " additional opportunity to object to demolition" order

About Masafer Yatta:

Masafer Yatta has a total land area of 36,000 dunums that stretches to the borders of the occupied territories of 1948. It is comprised of 15 residential communities that are inhabited by 1606 people.

It should be noted that Masafer Yatta area is located within area classified "C" according to Oslo Accords, which is under full Israeli military and administrative control.

Photo 18: view of the lifestyle in Masafer Yatta area

 

 

 

 

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
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