- Violation: confiscation of six tents and caravan
- Location: Sateh Al-Bahar area
- Date: June 05, 2016
- Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Forces
- Victims: Bedouins of the area
Details:
A massive force from the Israeli occupation army accompanied by military trucks raided the Bedouin community of Arab Al-Kaa'bnah in the area of Sateh Al-Bahar, south Jericho governorate and embarked on confiscating a number of tents from the community. Noteworthy, the tents were gifted by Action Against Hunger-ACF organization to shelter the affected families. It should be marked that the tents were confiscated and moved to a nearby colony via the military trucks. The confiscation was conducted, according to the occupation, on the pretext of the tents being location in closed military zone.
Photos 1+2: the Bedouin community in Sateh Al-Bahar- Jericho
In addition to the aforementioned, the occupation confiscated a 16m2 caravan that was used as a kindergarten for thirteen kids from the community. The caravan was gifted by ACF as well. The following table shows information about the affected people and property:
|
Affected citizen |
Family |
Minors |
Area\m2 |
Nature of structure |
Remarks |
|
Mohammad Al-Kaa'bnah |
6 |
4 |
12 |
Residential tent |
Had a structure demolished before |
|
Oudeh Al-Kaa'bnah |
7 |
3 |
12 |
Residential tent |
Had a structure demolished before |
|
Akram Al-Kaa'bnah |
4 |
2 |
12 |
Residential tent |
Had a structure demolished before |
|
Fahmi Al-Kaa'bnah |
7 |
4 |
12 |
Residential tent |
Had a structure demolished before |
|
Mohammad Fahmi Al-Kaa'bnah |
8 |
5 |
12 |
Residential tent |
Had a structure demolished before |
|
Radwan Al-Kaa'bnah |
3 |
0 |
12 |
Residential tent |
Had a structure demolished before |
|
Kindergarten |
|
13 |
16 |
caravan |
|
|
Total |
35 |
31 |
88 |
|
|
Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2016
It should be marked that the Bedouin community of Arab Al-Kaa'bnah is one of 46 communities founded in the Palestinian Jordan Valley (Al-Ghoor) that are threatened of forcible displacement. Over the past ten years, this very community was demolished many times, the latest of which was in 2014. The community is inhabited by 13 Bedouin families that live primitive life and depend on livestock as the only source of income.
Sateh Al-Bahar is founded to the east of Mizpe Yeriho colony; more specifically in the area known as Al-Nabi Mousa. Residents of the area have been living there since 25 years ago and are threatened of forcible displacement, taking in consideration that the occupation claims the area closed military zone.
Prepared by
The Land Research Center
LRC
