Stop-work Orders in the Hebron village of Beit Ummar

Violation: stop-work orders on four residences

Date: December 06, 2015

Location: Beit Ummar- Hebron

Perpetrators: Israel Civil Administration and army

Victims: citizens from the area

Details:

The Israeli Occupation Authorities on December 06, 2015 served stop-work orders on four residences in Beit Ummar on the claim of unlicensed construction.

Residents of the area asserted that a vehicle relative to Israel Civil Administration accompanied by an army patrol raided the areas of Wadi Al-Arab and Shu’ub Quns and hung the orders on the walls of the houses. The Patrol took photos of the place before they had left, witnesses said. The order said that the structures were built before acquiring proper permits and that a hearing session will be held in Beit El Military Court on December 27, 2015  to decide on whether to demolish the structure or return to the status quo.

Source: Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2015

About Beit Ummar:

It is located 12 km to Hebron city. The village's total area is 21,285 dunums , of which 1,375 dunums are considered the built-up area; around 13, 548 people inhabit Beit Ummar. The Israeli occupation authorities confiscated 560 dunums from Beit Ummar for the favor of the bypass road no.60.  The occupation also confiscated 1,216 dunums for the favor of the following colonies:

Source: Geographic Information System- Monitoring Israeli Violations Team- Land Research Center

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