Halt of Work notices for Two Houses in Abu Al-‘Arqan village / south Hebron

Violation: Halt of work notice.
Date: August 30^th 2022.
Location: Abu Al-‘Arqan – Dura town / Hebron governorate.
Perpetrators: The Israeli Civil Administration.
Victims: Citizens Nazzal and Sahar Shawarma,

Description:

August 30^th 2022, The Israeli Occupation Authorities issued halt of work notices for two houses on the pretext of building without a license in Abu ‘Arqan village south Dura town , Hebron Governorate.

Eyewitnesses said that a vehicle belongs to the building and organization department at the Israeli Civil Administration raided the village , the building inspector wrote the notices , hanged them on the targeted structures and withdrew.

The notices were entitled “Halt of work – construction” that ordered the immediate stoppage of construction works , on the pretext of building without a license in area C.

The Occupation Authorities sat September 14^th 2022 as the date of the inspection subcommittee in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structure.

The targeted houses belong to:

Citizen Nazal Ash-Shawamra : Received halt of no (203501) which targeted his under construction house , that started in preparing a floor , with a total area of 120 m².

The affected citizen currently lives at his family’s old house, and started building the house in June , that was supposed to move to the new house , noting that he supports a family of (7) , among them (5) children and (4) females.

Halt of work notice 203501 which targets Nazal Shawamra house

Photo 1: The targeted house

Citizen Sahar Shawamra : Received halt of work notice no (203502) which targets an under construction house , that composes of two floor , the house has a total area of (240 m²).

Sahar’s husband died last years with 6 of his family members in Deir Al-‘Assal Al-Fouqa, and she is building the house on a plot she had inherited from her father , noting that volunteers and charitable donors from the village are helping Sahar in the construction of the house. She currently lives at a caravan after loosing her husband in a tragic incident.

Halt of Work notice no 203502 which targets Sahar Shawamra house

Photo 2: The citizens threatened house

Noteworthy , Otniel colony is continuously and illegally growing on the village lands , while Palestinians are not allowed to build at their own lands.