Stop-work orders on agricultural structures in Kardala village

March 1, 2017

• Violation: issuing stop-work orders on structures
• Location:  Kardala village- Tubas governorate
• Date:  February 28, 2017
• Perpetrators: Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration
• Victims:  five Palestinian families

Details:

 Israeli Occupation Forces issued on February 28, 2017 stop-work orders targeting seven agricultural and residential tents in Kardala village on the claim of "unlicensed construction"

It should be noted that the tents , made of concrete blocks and roofed with wood, were built two years ago; they are all owned by farmer Ghassan Fuqha. The owner employed a number of farmers to work in his structures and use the others as residences.

According to the military, the affected owner was given a deadline until March 23, 2017 to complete all licensing procedures. This comes in time with the hearing session of the Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration in the Israeli court of Beit El colony to consider the status of the notified structures. The following table shows information about the affected users of the structures:

Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2017

About Kardala:

Kardala is 18 km away from Tubas governorate; the village is still unacknowledged by the Israeli occupation. Kardala became an interest for the occupation due to the fact that it is located on lands classified as area “C” according to Oslo accords. According to the data of Kardala village council, there are 8 structures notified with stop-work orders, not mentioning the 13 facilities that were demolished in the area. People of Kardala come hail originally from Tubas city; more specifically from the following families ( Sawafta, Daraghmeh, Qabha)

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
LRC