Halt of Work Notice target three houses in Beituniya / Ramallah governorate

• Violation: Halt of work notice for several Palestinian houses.
• Date: June 17^th 2020.
• Location:  Beituniya / Ramallah governorate.
• Perpetrator: The building and organization inspection officer – Israeli civil Administration.
• Victims: three families in the area.

Description:

Wednesday June 17^th 2020, a massive army force accompanied by the inspection officer in the Civil Administration raided the western area of Beituniya, and gave halt of work notices to three under construction houses, on the pretext of building without licenses.

The Occupation set July 8^th 2020 as the date of the subcommittee session in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structures.

The following table shows more information about the targeted structures:

One of the victims, Sameh Sa’sa’ (56) told LRC the following:

“Late 2019, I obtained a building license from Beituniya municipality to build a house for my family, after I set the foundations, The Israeli Occupation’s civil administration showed up and gave me halt of work notice on the pretext of building without licenses in C area.

I lost about 140 thousand dollars that I’ve been collecting for years; The Occupation is so cruel and their only goal is to destroy everything Palestinians build.”

Reportedly, The Israeli Occupation demolished an under construction house with a total area of (600 m²) at the same location in June 24^th 2020, the house was composing of 3 floors (each one has a total area of (200 m²), the targeted house belongs to citizen Abdul Aziz Furukh (72) who supports a family of 7, while the other two floors belong to Mohammed Furukh (22) and Khaleel Furukh (27).