• Violation: Demolishing four houses.
• Date: March 2^nd 2021.
• Location: Al-Mufqara and Khallet Dabe’a – Yatta town/ Hebron Governorate.
• Perpetrators: The Israeli Civil Administration.
• Victims: Citizen Hatem Makhamra, Jabir, and ‘Amer Dababsa.

Description:

March 2^nd 2021, the Israeli Occupation Authorities demolished four houses, on the pretext of building without a license in Al-Mufqara and Masafer Yatta villages south Hebron.

Al-Mufqara village

 A massive army force, border guards, officers from the building and organization department, accompanied by a JCB and a CATERPILLAR bulldozer raided the area, and demolished a building with a total area of (20 m²) , built of stones and a wooden ceiling and used as a residence, the owner had built it after his house was demolished in November 25^th 2020.

In February 8^th 2021, the occupation authorities served a halt of work and demolition order within 96 hours for the targeted house.

Khallet Ad-Dabe’a village

The Occupation forces later headed to Khallet Ad-Dabe’a village – East Ar-Rakeez, and arrived to two houses belong to brothers ‘Amer and Jaber Dababsa.

The Bulldozers leveled ‘Amer Dababsa house (70 m²) built of bricks and was supposed to be a home for a family of 8 , 6 of them are children.

The house was built after the occupation demolished the owner’s previous house in November 25^th 2020.

The Occupation also demolished two structures built of bricks with cement ceilings, one of them has a total area of (30 m²) and the other is (40 m²), the structures together were a house for a family of 5, 3 of them are children.

The Occupation demolished a house belong to Jaber Dabasa for the fourth time in November 25^th 2020.

The Structures were leveled to the ground without any preceding notices, which means that the owners did not have a chance to object.

Photos 1-4: The Occupation Authorities demolishing houses in Khallet Ad-Dabe’a

 

The Following table shows more information about Demolition in Al-Mufqara and Khallet Ad-Dabe’a in March 2^nd 2021:

Affected Citizen	Village	Family Members	Children	Area of the building m2	Current status	Construction year	notes
Hatim Makhamra	Al-Mufqara	6	4	20	Used	2021	Demolished for the second time
‘Amer Dababsa	Khallet Ad-Dabe’a	8	6	70	Under construction	2021	Demolished for the third time
Jaber Dababsa	Khallet Ad-Dabe’a	5	3	30	used	2021	Demolished for the fifth time
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For more information read reports on Israeli violations in Al-Mufqara and Khallet Ad-Dabe’a villages, and the violations of the right to an adequate housing:

• The Israeli Occupation Demolish and Confiscate an Agricultural room in Al-Fakheet at Masafer Yatta / South Hebron.
• Demolition orders for Agricultural facilities in Masafer Yatta villages / South Hebron.
• Demolition Notices of houses and facilities in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.
• Agricultural facilities in Masafer Yatta face demolition threats / South Hebron.
• Demolition orders on residences in the Hebron area of Masafer Yatta.