Stop-work orders in the Hebron town of Beit Ummar

Violation: serving stop-work orders

Location: Shi'b Isyar- Beit Ummar town

Date:  November 15, 2016

Perpetrators: Israel Civil Administration

Victims: Issa Awad and Abdelrahman Arar

Details :

Israeli Occupation Forces notified on November 15, 2016 some structures in the Hebron town of Beit Ummar of stop-work on the claim of unlicensed construction.

It should be marked that a vehicle relative to the so-called Israel Civil Administration raided the area Shi'b Isyar, south of the town, took photographs of the target residences and hanged the stop-work orders on them before leaving the location.

The orders mentioned that the structures were unlicensed and therefore ordered a halt on all construction works. December 04, 2016  was assigned as the hearing session of the Inspection Sub-Committee in the Israeli court of Beit El colony to consider whether to demolish the target structures or restore their previous status.

Israeli Occupation Forces mentioned, in the orders, the possibility to apply for building licenses\ permits but made it clear that such documents can never be granted to Palestinians.

The following table shows information about the affected people and their properties:

Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2106

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

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
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