On the 10th of March 2016, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) handed out the residents of Azzun town, east of Qalqiliyah city, halt construction orders that targeted 10 Palestinian houses (two of them consists of 2 floors) and three animal sheds.
The Israeli Authorities claimed that the targeted houses and structures built without permits from the ICA, since they located in area classified as “Area C” (according to Oslo Agreement, 1995), which it under the control of the Israeli Occupation Authorities.
In the table No. 1, the details about the targeted houses and the owners:
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Table No.1: the targeted houses and structures |
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Name of the owner |
military order No. |
Type of structure |
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Imad Ref’at Hussen |
Residential; 2 floors, under construction |
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Rashid Abdalla Yassen |
Residential; 2 floors |
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Ma’n Abed Ar-Rahman Aslem |
Residential; under construction |
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Ashraf Sayel Swidan |
Residential; under construction |
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Maher Mohammad Mush’al |
Residential |
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Mustafah Said Mustafah Saleem |
An agricultural barracks |
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Iyad Mohammad Salem Al Akhras |
An agricultural barracks |
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Adham Shaher Saleem |
201336 |
Residential; under construction |
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Ibrahim Yousif ‘Anaya |
An agricultural shed |
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Residential; under construction |
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Mohammad Hatem Ahmed Sukar |
Residential; under construction |
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Khadeja Fathi Aslem |
Residential; under construction |
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Feirdos Fathi Saleem |
Residential; under construction |
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Residential; under construction |
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Said Ibrahim Mahmoud Daoud |
An agricultural barracks |
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Mohammad Rashid Mohammad Aslem |
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Wall surrounded his land |
A geopolitical analyses conducted by the Geo-informatics department at the Applied Research Institute- Jerusalem (ARIJ), showed that the targeted houses and structures, which located at the northern part of Azzun town, located in the area classified as “Area C” (according to Oslo Agreement, 1995) which it under the control of the Israeli Occupation Authorities. And for Palestinians living in these area (Area C), they need to get the “building permits” from the Israeli Civil Administration. See the map below
On the other hand , the targeted houses and animal sheds not only located in area classified as “Area C”, but also, located south of the Israeli Bypass road No.55 which used by the Israeli settlers living in Arial settlement bloc to reach the Israeli settlements in the “Western Segregation Zone” (the area created after the construction of the Segregation Wall, and which is located between the path of the Segregation Wall and the Green line). Accordingly, the new halt construction orders targeted these houses because its located near the Israeli bypass road No.55, where the Israeli Authorities aim by demolishing of these houses to protect the movement of the Israeli settlers along the Israeli bypass road No.55.
It’s worth to mention, that the Israeli Authorities confiscated Palestinian lands to construct the “road network” in the occupied West Bank, to be used by the Israeli settlers only in part of them. Also, they aimed to keep about 75 meters at the both sides of the roads for what so called “ security zone”. Accordingly, some of the targeted houses are located about 70 meters away from the route of the Israeli bypass road No.55, which means its located in the “security zone” for the road.
Azzun town
Azzun (including ‘Isla & ‘Izbat at Tabib localities) is a Palestinian town in Qalqiliya Governorate, located west of Qalqiliya City. It is bordered by Kafr Laqif village and Wadi Qana to the east, Kafr Thulth town to the south, An Nabi Elyas village to the west, and Jayyus and Khirbet Sir to the north.
For more information about Azzun town:
http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/azzun_vp_en.pdf
Prepared by:
The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem
