Violation: the Israeli Occupation Army issued eviction orders for lands in Deir Istiya.
Location: areas known as Al Maqasem, Ein Bassa, Kaffit abu Nasser, and At Tanour.
Date: September 2, 2012.
Details:
The Israeli war on the the Jordan Valley area seems to be unstoppable as officers of the Israeli EPA and Israeli Occupation Army broke into Wadi Qana and handed five Palestinian farmers eviction orders for their plots; claiming that the lands are ‘natural reserves’. Eviction is to be carried out within three days of the date of the orders.
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Picture 1-2: targeted lands
Table 1: victims:
Victim | Family members | Threatened trees | location | remarks |
Abdul Hamid abu Hijla | 6 | 17 | Al Maqasem | |
Ali Mansour | 11 | 30 | Ein Bassa | Military order no. 2068 |
Qasim Mansour | 5 | 21 | Kaffit abu Nasser | |
Nasim Mansour | 6 | 40 | At Tanour | |
Abdullah Mansour | 8 | 50 | At Tanour | |
total | 36 | 158 |
Source: Field Observations – Monitoring Israeli Human Rights Violations Team – LRC
The targeted trees were recently planted through a land rehabilitation project funded by the Civil Society. It is the second land eviction campaign this year. On April 25, 2012, the Israeli Occupation EPA handed 10 eviction orders for farmers in the area which resulted in damaging 1400 olive seedlings.
Laying control over lands in Deir Istiya:
The Israeli Occupation Army handed Deir Istiya Municipality an order that grants the Army control over a 4.5-dunum plot which will be used to place a military watch tower.
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Picture 8-9: placement of a watch tower in Wadi Qana
It must be noted that Wadi Qana is one of the most targeted areas in the West Bank as farmers face daily aggressions, movement restrictions, and other hardships. In addition, 7 Israeli colonies spread over Wadi Qana and turning the lives of Palestinians into unbearable ones.
