Violation: stop-work orders for 4 residences in Beit Ummar.
Date: June 18, 2012.
Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
Victims: Awad, Zaqeeq, and Meqbel families.
Details:
On June 18, 2012, the Israeli Occupation Authorities issued 4 stop-work orders for Palestinian residences. Eyewitnesses stated that an Israeli force broke into the town and stuck the orders on the targeted houses. The orders stated that the structures were ‘unlicensed’ and called for immediate stoppage of construction. It set July 3, 2012 as the date of the hearing session to be held in Beit El Military court to decide on the fate of the structures.
Table: owners of the threatened structures:
No. | Victim | Family members | Children | Area (m2) | Stories | Year | Status | Picture | remarks |
1 | Mohammad Zaqeeq | 12 | 10 | 400 | 2 | 2010 | Under construction | ||
2 | Khaleel Awad | 5 | 3 | 650 | 4 | 1995-2010 | Inhabited | ground floor is a used water well | |
3 | Jawad Awad | 7 | 5 | 900 | 3 | 2010 | Inhabited | Stories 2 and 3 are under construction | |
4 | Mohammad Miqbil | 13 | 8 | 240 | 2 | 2010 | inhabited |
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Picture 1: a military order for Mohammad Zaqeeq
According to a written statement made by Mohammad Awad, the Israeli Occupation Authorities issued 35 residences in the area in the last 13 years.
