Violation: demolition of two residences.
Location: Ad Dyuk, west of Jericho.
Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Army.
Victims: 2 Palestinian families.
Date: October 31, 2012.
Details:
The Israeli attacks against the Palestinian existence all around the West Bank continue unabated. The Israelis are trying to deprive the Palestinians of their rights; especially the right to residency and the right to use their lands the way they see appropriate in compliance with the International laws and agreements.
On October 31, 2012, Israeli troops and vehicles accompanied with two dozers broke into Steih area in Ad Dyuk, west of Jericho. The dozers embarked on the demolition of two residences and a number of retaining walls in addition to knocking down one of the electricity poles causing a major power failure in the area for several hours.
The Israelis claimed that the structures were built illegally in area classified ‘C’ according to Oslo. It’s the fifth time that this year that Ad Dyuk is hit with such a campaign. See Table 1: victims:
Victim | Family members | Children | Area (m2) | Structure | Remarks | picture |
Zaher Kalouti | 8 | 4 | 120 | Under-construction residence | Notified previously | |
Tabel Afana | 6 | 3 | 160 | Under-construction residence | Previously notified | |
Khaled Shatat | 9 | 4 | 11 | Retaining wall | Previously notified | |
Sadiqi al Abbasi | 3 | 1 | 9 | Retaining wall | Previously notified | |
The power company | – | – | – | Knocking down a pole causing a major power failure | ||
total |
Source: Field Observations – Monitoring Israeli Human Rights Violations Team – LRC
It must be noted that Steih area has become the last sanctuary for people escaping the Israeli violent measures in the Occupied City of Jerusalem. However, the area has become a target for the Israeli house demolition policy. More than 70 structures in the area have been notified of demolitions. The pretext of demolition is either unlicensed construction or claims that the structure affects archeological sites which are unreal and unreasonable. Ad Dyuk is a neighborhood that has been recently amended to the jurisdiction of Jericho Municipality.
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Picture 7: Steih
