Stop work orders on residences in the Hebron town of Yatta

• Violation: serving stop-work orders
• Location:  Yatta/ Hebron governorate
• Date:  May 27, 2018
• Perpetrators: The Israel occupation Civil Administration.
• Victims:  residents of Al-Mafqara village.

Description:

Israeli Occupation Authorities served on March 27, 2018 stop-work orders targeting residences in Al-Mafqara village in the Hebron town of Yatta on the claim of “unlicensed construction”.

Affected citizens told Land Research Center that a vehicle relative to Israel Civil Administration accompanied by two military jeeps raided, toured around and hanged the orders on the targeted lands. Before the force had left, photos of the structures were taken.

The orders compelled a halt on all construction works on the claim of unlicensed construction. June 11, 2018 was set as the hearing session of the Inspection Sub-Committee in the Israeli Court of Beit El to consider whether to demolish the notified structures or restore their previous status.

As usual, Israeli Occupation Authorities claim that affected citizen can apply for building permits but make it clear that they don’t necessarily grant such permits for them.

The orders targeted the following:

1. No’uman Shahdeh: the owner received a stop-work order targeting his inhabited room (40m²). The room is a home for 4 family members including two children.

Photo 1:  view of the targeted No’uman’s residence

2.   Adla Hamamdeh: the owner received a stop-work order targeting her inhabited room (40m²). The room is a home for her and her 7 children.

Photo 2 : the order targeting Adla’s residence

Photo 3:  view of the targeted residence

3. Jamal Hamamdeh: the owner received a stop-work order targeting his inhabited room (40m²). The room is a home for 5 family members, 3 of them are children.

Photo 4 : the order targeting Jamal’s residence

Photo 5:  view of the targeted residence

4. Hssein Hamamdeh: the owner received a stop-work order targeting his inhabited room (20m²). The room is a home for 3 family members.

Photo 6: the order targeting Hssein’s residence

Photo 7:  view of the targeted residence

It is noteworthy, that these residences (rooms) were built in 2018 as aid from a European humanitarian institution and are made of bricks walls and a steel sheets ceiling.

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
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