Demolishing Sheds in Al Ju’wana

Location: Al Ju’wana – Beit Furik.

Date: April 2, 2012.

Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Army.

Victims: 3 families of Al Ju’wana (20 people including 12 children).

Details:

On April 2, 2012, Israeli dozers leveled three residential shed before troops confiscated a tractor and a water tanker.

Table 1: victims and losses:

Victim	Family members	Children	Target structures	Confiscations	remarks
Atef Hanani	7	5	Residential tent		Victim of previous demolitions
As’ad Hanani	8	4	Residential tent		Victim of previous demolitions
Shaher abu Het	5	3	Residential tent	A tractor and a water tank	Victim of previous demolitions
	20	12

Picture 1-2: target area

It must be noted that the Israelis were not satisfied by demolishing the tents, a donation from the ICRC, they also confiscated the tractor and the 3-m3 tanker which was used to transport water from the nearby Beit Furik. The Israelis are trying ti impose more pressure on the Palestinians in order to make them leave.

Al Ju’wana is a small dwelling inhabited by 5 families who depend on livestock in their living. However the lands they are residing in are their property and they are registered so in the official records, records made before the state of Israel. Despite the Palestinian ownership of the lands, the Israelis tend to disrupt the lives of the people and of course, capture as much land as possible claiming that the area is a ‘military zone’.

The village suffered from three demolition campaigns since the beginning of 2012.