Violation: demolishing structures in Jericho.
Date: January 16, 2013.
Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Army.
Details:
On the edge of Jericho city lies the dwelling of Al Jahaleen family who have been residing in the area for over 25 years working in herding and agriculture. However, these Bedouins had had to cope with the Israeli constant aggressions which has been done in an attempt to force them out of their lands.
Al Jahaleen used to occupy areas in Beer Shiva before the Israeli conquest of Palestine in 1948. They were displaced and took refuge in areas south of Hebron and the Jordan Valley.
On January 16, 2013, a large Israeli force broke into Al Jahaleen dwelling and embarked on a large-scale demolition campaign. The campaign rendered 4 families (31 people including 15 children) homeless and turned 6 residences, 7 barns, 5 kitchens and 4 toilets into rubble. The owners were not even given the chance to clear the contents of the structures.
Table: demolished structures:
No. | Victim | Family members | Children | Structures | ||
Residence | Barn | others | ||||
1 | Jamal al Jahaleen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 kitchens, one toilet |
2 | Jameel al Jahaleen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 kitchens, one toilet |
3 | Naser al Jahaleen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 kitchens, one toilet |
4 | Odeh al Jahaleen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 kitchens, one toilet |
Total | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 kitchens, 4 toilets | |
*source: Field Observations – Monitoring Israeli Human Rights Violations Team – LRC
In addition, the Israeli dozers leveled a shack with a total area of 40 m2 and a greenhouse in Deir Hijla to the east of Jericho. These structures were the property of Al Sultan Company and were notified of demolition by orders issued on August 22, 2012. Scenes of the demolition campaign
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