The Israeli Occupation Demolishes Structures in Lasifar – East Yatta / Hebron Governorate

• Violation: A demolition threat for structures.
• Date: June 17^th 2021.
• Location: Lasifar – Yatta town / Hebron Governorate.
• Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
• Victims: Citizens from Abu Qbaita family.

Description:

June 17^th 2021, the Israeli Occupation Authorities served notices entitled “additional chance to object on a demolition notice” for houses and facilities in Lasifar Village behind the Annexation and Expansion Wall, east Yatta south Hebron.

A Vehicle belongs to the building and organization department at “The Civil Administration”, and the building inspector hanged the notice on the targeted structures.

The Occupation Authorities Claim that the owners were given 3 days to object on the demolition orders, noting that the notices were issued in June 17^th 2021, a Thursday followed by Friday and Saturday (the weekend) while relevant departments are off. Later, the structures were exposed to demolition at any time after the end of the period.

The following table shows more information about houses and facilities in details:

Source: Firsthand field observation – Israeli Violations Monitoring Section, Land Research Center, June 2021

Noteworthy, Palestinians from Abu Qubaita family are still living on their land behind the Annexation and Expansion Wall, that surround “Metzadot Yehuda – Beit Yatir” and pass through a crossing at the wall through special permits issued by the occupation authorities.

The Occupation heavily targets the village with demolition notices, and prohibit taking construction materials to the village, to force citizens out of their lands and Seize it for future colonialist projects.