Halt of Work Notice for Structures in Sadet Ath-Tha’ala village – Hebron Governorate

• Violation: Halt of Work Notices.
• Date: August 16^th 2021.
• Location: Sadet Ath-Tha’ala – East Yatta / Hebron Governorate
• Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
• Victims: Yousif and Mohammed ‘Awad.

Description:

Monday, August 16^th 2021, The Israeli Occupation Forces served halt of work notices on the pretext of building without a license in Sadet Ath-Tha’ala village, one of Masafer Yatta villages south Hebron.

One of the Victims, Yousif ‘Eleyan said that a vehicle belongs to the building and Organization Department at the Civil Administration and an army patrol raided the area at 11:00 am, and wrote the notices hanged them on the targeted structures then withdrew.

The notices were entitled “Halt of Work / Construction notice” , and ordered the immediate stoppage of construction works on the pretext of building without a license , and sat September 1^st 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:

Affected Citizen	Family members	Area m2	Notice number	notes
Mohammed ‘Awad	10	45		A structure of bricks and steel sheets , built in 2012 but rehabilitated recently
		200		Shack used as a barn and contains 150 head of sheep, built of steel sheets since 2000 but was rehabilitated recently
Yousif ‘Awad	14	180		A shack used as a barn 150 heads of sheep, built since 2010 and was rehabilitated recently
		4		Outdoor bathroom built of bricks since 2015

Noteworthy, Sadet Ath-Tha’ala area is one of the old villages in Masafer Yatta , and it is in the borders of Masafer Yatta village council (which covers 14 villages), located to the east of Umm Al-Khair village. Sadet Ath-Tha’ala area has a total population of 150 people, who depend mainly on agriculture and cattle breeding as a main source of income.

Citizens depend on Solar panels to cover their needs of electricity, and harvested water for domestic uses and barns.

In 2020, colonists established a new outpost on the village lands , and they are heavily targeting farmers and herders to impose more control on the area.

For more information about Israeli Violations in Sadet Ath-Tha’ala , read our reports:

• Halt of Work notice for an old Cistern in Sadet Ath-Tha’lah east Yatta/ Hebron governorate
• The Demolition of Housing and Sheep Shelters and Animal Pens at Saddat Al Tha’ala South Hebron Governorate