Israel’s Occupation Forces demolish charcoal workshops in Jenin governorate

Violation: demolition of workshops
Location: Ya'bad town
Date: June 04, 2017
Perpetrators: Israel's Occupation Forces
Victims: 11 charcoal workshops

Details:

Israel's Occupation Forces demolished on June 04, 2017 eleven charcoal workshops in Ya'bad town. Damage was inflected on two barracks and 81 tons of charcoal. Not only, the attacking force confiscated 147 tons of charcoal and wood and moved them to the nearby colony of Mevodotan, in addition to damaging 23 tons of wood that were prepared for the charcoal making process. The workshops belong to 11 families consisting of 82 members including 23 minors. Also, the establishments provide living for almost 34 Palestinian families. A similar attack occurred on April 2017 where the occupation demolished a number of charcoal workshops and confiscated tons of it .

Photos 1-13: views from the demolition operation

The following table shows information about the affected families and owners of the workshops:

Affected citizen	Family	Minors	No. of workers in the workshop	Damages
Affected citizen	Family	Minors	No. of workers in the workshop	Barracks\m²	Charcoal\ ton	Wood
Subhi Zeid	9	2	3	Partial damage (220)	Mixing 13 tons of charcoal with dirt	—
Mohammad Said Zeid	6	1	1	—	Mixing 4 tons of charcoal with dirt	—
Hammad Atatra	8	2	2	—	—	Confiscation of 21 tons of charcoal
Mansour Abu Baker	9	4	2	—-	Mixing 6 tons of charcoal with dirt
Bilal Al-Abidi	8	3	7	—	Mixing 45 tons of charcoal with dirt	Confiscation of 110 tons of charcoal
Mansour Abu Baker	4	2	2	—	Mixing 2 tons of charcoal with dirt	Confiscation of 11 tons of charcoal
Hisham Raihan	11	4	6	—	Mixing 2 tons of charcoal with dirt	Confiscation of 5 tons of charcoal
Mohammad Al-Abidi	6	2	2	—	Mixing 2 tons of charcoal with dirt	—
Rafiq Abu Baker	10	3	6	Partial damage (300)	—	—
Jasir Abu Baker	5	3	1	—	—	Mixing 23 tons of wood with dirt
Mohammad Al-Abidi	6	3	2	—-	Mixing 7 tons of charcoal with dirt	—
Total	82	29	34	2	81 tons	Confiscation of 147 tons of wood and destruction of 23 other tons

About Ya’bad village:

The village is located 18 km to the west of Jenin governorate. It is edged by the villages of Al-Khiljan, Al-Tarm, Al-Araqa, Imraiha and Khirbet Mas’oud, Zabda from the north, Qaffin village from the west, Al-Qaffriat village from the east and Arraba, Al-Nazla Al-Sharqiya and Baqa Al-Sharqiya from the south. With a total land area of 29572 dunums, of which 1814 dunums are the built-up area, Ya’bad is inhabited by 13640 people (2007). The occupation confiscated 1840 dunums from Ya’bad; the confiscation is clarified as follows: