The Israeli Occupation Demolished an Agricultural Room in Kafr Ad-Dik town / Salfit Governorate

• Violation: Demolition of an agricultural room on the pretext of building without a license.
• Location: Kafr Ad-dik town / West Salfit.
• Date: August 15^th 2022.
• Perpetrator: The Building Inspector at the Israeli Civil Administration.
• Victims: Family of citizen Salih Qassoul.

Description:

Monday, August 15^th 2022 , the building inspector at the Israeli Civil Administration raided “Khallet Mones” area north Kafr Ad-dik town , the occupation’s bulldozer  carried on demolishing an agricultural room built of zinc with a total area of 24 m² that belong to citizen Salih Qassoul from Kafr Ad-Dik west Salfit.

The Occupation claims that demolitions are a response of (a punishment) on building without a license in area C – as classified in Oslo accords, the occupation served a notice for the room at the beginning of this year , and despite preparing the legal file , the occupation forces refuse license application.

Affected citizen told LRC the following:

“I support a family of (6) , among them (2) females and (1) child , I depend on  agriculture as a main source of income , and at the beginning of this year I built a room in my plot on a  total area of 12 dunums , in order to use it as a store for agricultural tools , and protecting the land . Noteworthy, colonists raided the area , dismantled the door , destroyed water pipes but we are steadfast at the area in order to protect it in every possible way.

I received a  halt of work notice for my room last February and I started immediately in preparing the legal file and handing it to a human rights organization , but I was shocked that the occupation refused the license application , not because the file was not sufficient but because they don’t want any structures at the area.”

People of Kafr ad-Dik build agricultural room at their lands nearby the colonies to protect them from colonists.

During the past year , the northern area of Kafr Ad-Dik witnessed a large wave of  military notices , that even targeted buildings and agricultural rooms , colonists also escalated wave of assaults at the area.

Kafr Ad-Dik municipality head Mohammed Naji told LRC the following: “This is a serious catastrophe , the occupation demolished buildings and displaces people and take over trees and lands , and this is a danger over the whole town.

About the town of Kafr ad-Dik[1]:

The town of Kafr ad-Dik is located 15 km to the west of the city of Salfit. It is bordered to the north by Bidya, to the west by the villages of Rafat, Deir Ballut, to the east by the villages of Burqin and Sarta, and to the south by the villages of Bani Zaid. Its population reached 5551 people until 2017, and its total area is 15529 dunums, of which 791 dunums are the building up area of the village.

The occupation confiscated an area of 2477 dunums of its lands, as follows:

1. The settlements plundered 1225 dunums of village lands, which are:

1. Bypass roads plundered 362 dunums.
2. The separation wall was plundered under its track of 890 dunums, and about 8842 dunums will be isolated behind it. Its length on the village lands is 8905 meters.

According to the Oslo agreement, the lands of Kafr ad-Dik are classified as B, which constitutes 15% of the area of the village, while areas C, i.e. is under the full control of the Israeli occupation, constitute 85%.

• Areas classified as “B” 2252 dunums.
• Areas classified as “C” are 13,277 dunums.

 According to the documentation of the field research team at the Land Research Center, the town of Kafr ad-Dik was subjected during the current year 2022 to a large number of Israeli violations on land and housing. For more, see the reports issued by the Land Research Center, which are the following:

1. On 01/04/2022, the settlers of “Eli Zahav” stole olive plantations from the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On 01/17/2022 a notification of eviction of 5 dunums of Kafr ad-Dik lands in Salfit Governorate (the report is in Arabic; the report is in English).                             

1. On 01/21/2022 four dunams were seized and planted by the colonists in the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On January 23, 2022, under the pretext of attacking antiquities… the occupation notifies the eviction of a plot of land in Kafr ad-Dik, west of Salfit (the report is in Arabic, the report is in English).

1. On February 13, 2022, the settlers vandalized 5 agricultural rooms in the lands of Zahr Subh in the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On February 20, 2022 notices of stopping work and construction in 6 agricultural rooms in the town of Kafr ad-Dik, west of Salfit (the report is in Arabic, the report is in English).
2. On 03/03/2022, 190 olive plants were cut and stolen and an agricultural room was vandalized in the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report is in Arabic, the report is in English).

1. On 03/09/2022, notices were given to stop work and construction on lands and an agricultural facility in the town of Kafr ad-Dik, west of Salfit (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On 03/09/2022, 60 grape seedlings were cut and stolen and stone stalks were destroyed in the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On March 15, 2022, the “Brukhin” settlers cut down dozens of olive trees from the lands of the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On March 31, 2022 notices to stop work and construction were distributed in four agricultural rooms in the town of Kafr ad-Dik in Salfit Governorate (the report is in Arabic, the report is in English).

1. On 03/04/2022, the construction of a new settlement outpost in “Badawil” settlement began on the lands of the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On 04/04/2022 a new settlement outpost was established on the lands of the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report is in Arabic, the report is in English).

1. On 05/05/2022, “Brukhin” settlers destroyed 24 olive trees in the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

1. On May 22, 2022, three agricultural rooms were demolished in the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report is in Arabic, the report is in English).

1. On 06/23/2022 the occupation targeted houses, a water well, and an electricity network in the town of Kafr ad-Dik in Salfit Governorate (the report is in Arabic, the report is in English).

1. On 07/19/2022, the settlers of “Eli Zahav” cut 60 olive plantations from the lands of the town of Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate (the report in Arabic, the report in English).

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
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