Violation: confiscation of irrigation networks and ravaging crops.
Date: May 21, 2012.
Location: Al Baq’a – Hebron city.
Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Army.
Victims: farmers of Jaber family.
Details:
On May 21, 2012, Israeli troops confiscated irrigation networks from fields in Al Baq’a. Shadi Jaber said to an LRC observer that an Israeli Army force accompanied by officers of the Israeli Water Company ‘Mikrut’ broke into the area before removing irrigation networks ad loading them into truks. He said that the soldiers ravaged the plants in the fields and some grape seedlings in his own field.
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Picture 1-4: ravaging plants
He said that he have been using what is left of the water that was stored in a pool which was demolished earlier this month.
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Picture 5-6: remains of the pool
Table 1: victims:
No. | Victim | Area (dunum) | Crop(s) |
1 | Shadi Jaber | 1.5 | Squash |
2 | Imad Jaber | 2 | Being prepared |
3 | Yahya Jaber | 2 | Grapes |
4 | Rashed Jaber | 1 | squash |
total | 6.5 | ||
*source: Field Observations – Monitoring Israeli Human Rights Violations Team – LRC
It is worthy to mention that the Israelis have targeted 16 cistern and pool in Hebron area since the beginning of 2012; these occurred in:
Table 2: pools and cisterns demolitions by location – 2012:
No. | location | Structure | Number of structurs | Date of Demolition |
1 | Al Rahwa | Cistern | 1 | 13/2/2012 |
2 | Sadat al Thala | Cistern | 2 | 14/2/2012 |
3 | Surif | Cistern | 1 | 23/2/2012 |
4 | Al Majnouna | Pool | 3 | 16/4/2012 |
5 | AL Harayeq | Cistern | 1 | 16/4/2012 |
6 | Halhul | Cistern | 2 | 23/4/2012 |
7 | Al Buweira | cistern | 1 | 23/4/2012 |
8 | Qizon | cistern | 1 | 23/4/2012 |
9 | Al Naq’a | Pool | 1 | 2/5/2012 |
10 | Khallit al Furn | Cistern | 1 | 6/5/2012 |
11 | Wadi Hi | cistern | 1 | 6/5/2012 |
total | 15 | |||
*source: Field Observations – Monitoring Israeli Human Rights Violations Team – LRC
Al Baq’a has been an Israeli target for years. The Israelis have been confiscating lands, equipment and irrigation networks as well as destroying water pools and stopping any rehabilitation projects. The Israeli colonies of Kharsina and Kiryat Arbaa stand in the area; recently, expansion rates in both colonies have rapidly increased.
