Violation: demolishing agricultural and residential structures in the Jordan Valley.
Date: January 17, 2013.
Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Army.
Victims: 12 Palestinian families.
Details:
By the time the Israeli Occupation Army have been conducting military trainings in the Jordan Valley area which resulted in the displacement of tens of families; on January 17, 2013 the Israeli Occupation Army knocked down 12 barn and 15 residences which resulted in the displacement of 81 people.
Table: demolitions in Wadi al Maleh:
No. | Victim | Family members | Children | Location | Structures | remarks | ||
Residence | Shed | Others | ||||||
1 | Ali Faqir | 10 | 7 | Hamamat al Malhe | 1 | 3 | 1 kitchen, 1 toilet, 1 solar panel | First demolition |
2 | Salama Faqir | 3 | 1 | Hamamat al Malhe | 1 | – | First demolition | |
3 | Qasem Daraghma | 6 | 2 | Hamamat al Malhe | 1 | 2 | 1 kitchen, 1 toilet, 1 store | Third demolition |
4 | Suleiman Daraghma | 3 | 1 | Hamamat al Malhe | 1 | Second demolition | ||
5 | Fatma Faqir | 2 | 0 | Hamamat al Malhe | 1 | First demolition | ||
6 | Ahmad Najada | 9 | 3 | Mayta | 2 | 1 | 1 kitchen, 1 toilet | Third demolition |
7 | Nasra Ka’abna | 12 | 5 | Mayta | 1 | 1 | 1 kitchen | Third demolition |
8 | Abed Faqir | 9 | 2 | Mayta | 2 | 1 | 1 kitchen | Third demolition |
9 | Ghanim Faqir | 3 | 1 | Mayta | 1 | 1 | 1 kitchen | Third demolition |
10 | Abed Najada | 10 | 3 | Mayta | 2 | 1 | 1 kitchen, 1 toilet | Second demolition |
11 | Mohammad Faqir | 6 | 2 | Mayta | 1 | 1 | 1 kitchen, 1 toilet | Second demolition |
12 | Salman Najada | 8 | 5 | Mayta | 1 | 1 | 1 kitchen | Third demolition |
Total | 81 | 32 | 15 | 12 | ||||
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It is worthy to mention that the Jordan Valley area has been vital for the Israeli expansion plans since the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank in 1967. The Israelis consider it as the eastern borders of the ‘Israeli State’ and have not included it in any negotiations with the Palestinians. The Jordan Valley area is characterized by the availability of water and the fertile lands in addition to its biodiversity.
In order for its plans to be more viable and doable, the Israeli Occupation Authorities carried out ethnic cleansing campaigns in the area rendering even the simplest of Palestinian structures under demolition threats.
