Stop-work orders on residences of Yatta town in Hebron governorate

July 30, 2017

• Violation: issuing stop-work orders
• Location: Shu'ub Al-Bottum- Yatta
• Date:  July 30 , 2017
• Perpetrators: Israel Civil Administration
• Victims:  residents of the area

Details:

 The Israeli Occupation Forces notified on July 30 , 2017 some residences  of Stop-Work in the area of Shu'ub Al-Bottum- Yatta town on the claim of "unlicensed construction.

Masafer Yatta village council said that a vehicle relative to Israel Civil Administration accompanied by an army patrol raided the area at noon and hanged the orders on the targeted structures, which belong to residents from the area. Photos of houses were taken as a proof of orders' delivery.

The orders mentioned that the structures are "unlicensed" and ordered a halt on all construction works. August 08, 2017 was assigned as the hearing session of the Inspection Sub-Committee of Israel Civil Administration in the Israeli court of Beit El colony to consider the status of the notified structures.

Reportedly, the military orders targeted the following structures that were funded by Action Against Hunger ACF aid organization :

Shu’ub Al Bottum Hamlet:

The hamlet is located 15 kilometers southwest of the city of Yatta. About 100 Palestinians relative to the clans of Al Jabareen and Al Najjar reside the area. They have been living there even before the Israeli occupation of 1967. Residents of the hamlet depend on agriculture and animal husbandry as a source of living. Harvested rainwater support their drinking needs as well as their animals’. The area lacks signs of modern life; there is only one electrical generator that provides the area with electricity for few hours on daily basis. It is mostly not used due to the lack of fuel.

The hamlet is bounded by the outpost of Avigyl from the east while the outpost of Mizpe Ya’ir bounds it from the south. It is bounded by Road 60 from the north and the colony of Susiya from the west.

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
LRC