The Violations and aggression that the Israeli Occupation forces and Illegal settlers committed during the month of July has reached highest level against the Palestinian lands and properties in the West Bank. Targeting hundreds of dunums, houses demolitions and land confiscated. Following is a list of attacks against Palestinians during the month of July 2011:
►July1, 2011: The Israeli Army forces with the Israeli bulldozers uprooted 15 olive trees in Kafer Al Deik land in Salfit governorate owned by Abed Ahmad Sliman under the pretext that the lands are classified as State Land.
►July1, 2011: The Israeli settlers set fire in 140 olive trees in Kafer Kadoum owned bySliman Saed Ali, ‘Abed Al Mahdi Ali.
►July3, 2011: The Israeli settlers of Illegal settlement of Yetzhar southwest of Nablus city set fire into agricultural lands in ‘Asera Al Qabalyia village where the Israeli occupation force expelled and prevented residents of the village who are trying to extinguish the fire.
►July3, 2011: About 500 Israeli settlers attacked and threw stones at several houses owned by Palestinian citizens in ‘Aasera Al Qabalyia village southwest of Nablus city where the Israeli occupation forces came to protect the settlers and fired tear- gas canisters which caused several injuries to number of citizens.
► July5, 2011: Israeli Itamar settlers attacked the Palestinian lands in ‘Aqraba village in Nablus city and burnt 300 olive trees.
► July5, 2011: The Israeli occupation forces accompanied with bulldozers demolished 75 square meters house owned by Mahmoud Khale and several water wells in Kherbit Beit Zakariya located at the western rural area of Bethlehem governorate within the heart of what the Israeli call the Etzion settlements’ bloc southwest of Bethlehem city.
►July10, 2011: The Israeli Army Forces bulldozed 16 dunums of Palestinian lands planted with vegetables in Al Baqa’a area east of Hebron governorate and destroyed water pipes and confiscated agricultural equipment and tools owned by Jaber and Al Rajby family.
►July10, 2011: The Israeli settlers attacked and threw stones at the Palestinian vehicles in Deir Estyia village in Salfit governorate which caused damage to the vehicles.
►July12, 2011: The Israeli Army Forces uprooted 660 olive trees in Wadi Qana west of Salfit Governorate owned by local residents; Abed Al Aziz ‘Akel, Husni Mansour,Moukbel Aawad and Yousef Mansour .The IAF had preventing the local resident of the area from reaching their lands under the pretext of closed military area.
►July12, 2011: The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has declared intention to confiscate 136 dunums of Palestinian land in occupied Jerusalem. The organization and construction committee in the IOA-controlled Jerusalem municipality said that 102 dunums would be expropriated in the Ras Al-Amud and Wadi Qaddoum areas and another 34 dunums would be confiscated south of Silwan town.
►July13 2011: The Israeli occupation forces accompanied with bulldozers destroyed and demolished 3 water wells owned by Nabil Joudeh, Najeh Zaid Al Kilani and Mohammad Abu Wahddan in Al Naserieh and Al ‘Aqrabanieh villages in the valley area northeast of Nablus city. The wells were used to irrigate more than 2 thousand dunums of agricultural lands planted with citrus and vegetables.
►July14, 2011: The Israeli authority confiscated 2000 dunums of agricultural lands owned by Salah, Sbieh, Issa, Mussa, D’aduo’ and Ghniem families in Al Khader town south of Bethlehem city in attempt to expand the adjacent Illegal Israeli settlement of Efrat.
►July16, 2011: The Israeli settlers of Yetzhar settlement set fire into 1200 olive trees in Burin village south of Nablus city.
►July20, 2011: The Israeli Army Forces razed 35 dunums of agricultural lands planted with vegetables and confiscated water pipes in Al Baqa’a east of Hebron city owned by Azam Mohamad Jaber, Marwan Hisham Al Rajbi, Same’ ‘Areef Al Rajbi, Fadi ‘Areef Al Rajbi and ‘Ezz Arafat Al Rajbi. It is worth mention that the IAF bulldozed the land for the third time in row during the last two months to expand the Qiryat Arba’ and Kharsine(Ramat Mamre) settlements.
►July22, 2011: The Israeli Army bulldozers uprooted 100 of long- standing olive trees in the lands adjacent to Illegal Israeli settlement of Ramot and transferred it to unknown destination and owned by Ghaeth, Hababa and Hamael families in Beit Iksa village southwest of Jerusalem city.
►July22, 2011: The Israeli settlers of Illegal settlement of Yetzhar southwest of Nablus Governorate set fire into 450 olive trees in Al ‘Erma area located between ‘Aqraba , Yanoun and ‘Awarta towns .
► July 22, 2011: The Israeli settlers of Illegal settlement of Yetzhar set fire into 3 dunums of lands planted with olive trees in Burin village south of Nablus city.
► July27, 2011: The Israeli Army bulldozers razed agricultural lands and destroyed more than 60 trees of olive and pines in Aien Al Joizeh area in Al Walajeh village southwest of Bethlehem city owned by Al Atrash and Rbah families, in attempt to continue building the segregation wall.
► July 29, 2011: Herds of Israeli settlers of Illegal settlement of Itamar set fire in seven dunums of lands planted with olive trees in Awarta village east of Nablus city .
► July30,2011: The Israeli settlers from the Illegal settlement of Shvut Rahel; built on the Palestinian lands in Jaloud village south of Nablus city set fire in 150 dunums of lands.
►July30, 2011: The Israeli settlers set fire into lands planted with olive trees in Kafer Kadoum owned by the local resident Sliman Saed Ali, ‘Abed Al Mahdi Ali.
►July30, 2011: The Israeli occupation forces demolished 5 Palestinian houses, 4 agricultural barracks and 5 outdoor kitchens under the pretext of lacking building permits in Arab Al Mahaliyat in Al Maghair Al Deir area east of Deir Daboun village in Ramallah governorate.
In addition, the Israeli occupation authority has imposed high fines on several Palestinian citizens in order to demolish their houses under the pretext of lacking permits. Such as the fine of 35 thousand NIS imposed on Widad Jabril Al Tawil in Sliwan town in Jerusalem to demolish her of 85 m² house.and 89 thousand NIS on No’man Hassan Taha Abu Snieneh from Hai Aien Al Lozeh in silwan town to demolish his house of 100m².
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Colony Name
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Location
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Population
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Date. Est.
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Area-Dunums
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Itamar
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Nablus
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785
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1984
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3097
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Mizpe Rahel (Shvut Rahel)
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Nablus
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500
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1992
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558
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Ramot
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Jerusalem
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41448
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1973
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3383
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Yetzhar
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Nablus
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864
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1983
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1,260
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Source: ARIJ Database
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These violations that carried out by the Israeli occupation Army and the Israel settlers in the West Bank contradict with the International Humanitarian Law, and the International Law Rules and Conventions :
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Article 53 of the Fourth Geneva Convention: Israel is prohibited to demolish Palestinian houses according to the Convention which provides that: ‘Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations.
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Art. 23 of the Hague Convention of 1907 also provide: In addition to the prohibitions provided by special Conventions, it is especially forbidden to destroy or seize the enemy’s property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war.
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Uprooting of Olive trees violates the trade policies of the Paris protocols of 1954 which calls for ‘free access for Palestinian goods to the Israeli market and vice versa.’ The curfews and the uprooting are a clear violation of this clear security.
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