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The occupation threatens to demolish all housing and facilities in the village of Al-Tabban in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron

June 7, 2022

Violation: Threatening to destroy the village of Tabban.
Violation date: 07/06/2022.
Location: Al-Tabban village – Masafer Yatta / Hebron Governorate.
The aggressor: the so-called civil administration of the occupation.
Affected party: residents of the village of Tabban.

The details:

On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, the Israeli occupation authorities issued notifications entitled “Giving an additional opportunity to object to the demolishing orders,” which it had issued against the homes and facilities of citizens in the village of Tabban in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.

According to the notifications, the demolition orders were issued in the years (2003, 2015, 2017, 2020), and citizens were given three days to file objections to them. These notifications included all the village’s residential and agricultural facilities.

The citizens had submitted license files when they received orders to stop work in their homes and facilities, but the occupation authorities rejected these requests, and issued demolition orders at a later time, which led them to submit a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court asking for the demolition orders to be cancelled. The court granted them a temporary precautionary order to stop the implementation. The demolition is pending the preparation of a detailed organizational plan. The citizens prepared that plan and submitted it to the Israeli Planning and Building Department, which has also rejected it and issued the last notifications of the demolish. In this case, the lawyers will have to resort to the Supreme Court with a new petition to protect the citizens’ homes and properties after all legal procedures have been exhausted.

This attack on the village of al-Tabban coincides with the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision in early May 2022 to deport the residents of Masafer Yatta villages from their lands and homes, to use the area as a training area for its soldiers. The following table shows the names of the citizens whose homes and facilities are threatened:

№	Citizen name	Family members	Children	Females	Area in m²		Threatened building	Date of construction
1	Nasser Mahmoud Obaid	10	4	7	48		Barracks, and a feed-store	2003
					90		Living room	2012
					20		Living room	2014
					40		Living room	2015
					15		Living room	2018
					120		Barracks- barn	2005
					120		Barracks- barn	2008
					4		Taboon for bread	2002
2	Louay Nasser Mohammed Obaid	6	4	3	40		Living room	2015
3	Issa Mahmoud Ahmed Hammad	2	0	1	40		Living room	2013
					6		outdoor kitchen	2005
					2		Bathroom	2010
					2		Bathroom	2012
					150		Barn	2002
4	Mohamed Ali Mahmoud Hammad	5	3	2	40		Living room	2002
					2		Bathroom	2010
					8		Brick Kitchen	2010
5	Kayed Mohamed Ahmed Hamamda	11	5	4	42		Living room	2010
					150		Barracks for livestock	2010
					50		Living tent	2003
					100 م³		Cistern	2003
					2		Outdoor bathroom	2008
6	Fouad Kayed Mohamed Hamamda	5	3	4	40		Living room	2008
6	Fouad Kayed Mohamed Hamamda	5	3	4	100 م³		Cistern	2003
7	Issa Mohamed Ahmed Hamamda	5	3	2	150		Barracks for livestock	2010
					100		Outdoor barn	2002
					2		Outdoor bathroom	2010
					30		Living room	2009
					4		Taboon	2005
					2		Outdoor bathroom	2010
					50		livestock tent	2008
					120		Barracks for livestock	2010
8	Musa Mohamed Ahmed Hamamda	6	2	3	50		Living room	2010
					50		Living room	2012
					2		Outdoor bathroom	2010
					100م³		Cistern	2003
9	Heirs of Hassan Mosleh Hamamda	7	2	4	100م³		Cistern	2003
10	Aziz Hamed Musleh Hammadeh	1	0	0	100م³		Cistern	2003
11	Solar panels producing electricity – 24 panels					Since 2015