The occupation’s troops sealed off a road in Masafer Yatta/ Hebron governorate

Violation: the occupation troops ravaged a road and closed it via earth mounds.
Date: 11/02/2019.
Location: Masafer Yatta/ Hebron governorate.
Victims: People of Masafer Yatta.
Description:

In February 11^th, The Israeli occupation troops using an excavator and a bulldozer ravaged a road and closed it via earth mounds in She’ab Al-Butum area.

Photo 1: The occupation’s machinery ravaging a road in She’ab Al-Butum

Noteworthy, this is not the first time the occupation targets this road. In January 1^st 2019, the fanatic troops ravaged the road and sealed it off during the beginning of cultivation season, Masafer Yatta village council had to open it for farmers.

In November 7^th 2018, the occupation closed the same road through digging a wide open hole on it; one of the farmers’ made an accident and fell with his car in the hole.

Reportedly, the targeted road is unpaved and about (3 km) and connects She’ab Al-Butum to the eastern villages of Masafer Yatta.

It should be noted that the Israeli occupation authorities have recently stepped up their attacks against the citizens and their houses in the villages of Masafer Yatta. The Israeli occupation forces closed most of the roads leading to Masafer Yatta. They also closed the roads linking the communities to each other. Therefore, complicated restrictions on movement were imposed on locals on the occupation’s claim of “closed military zone no. 918”. Such measures are taken to compel citizens to leave the area to facilitate the occupation’s control in favor of the settlements and the occupation army camps.

Legal Commentary:

The constringing policy by the Israel occupation authorities towards the Palestinian civilians in all West Bank’s governorate including closing roads and obstructing their movement can only be regarded as a violation of their right in the liberty of movement pledged by all international conventions and agreements like:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights(1948) article(13) states:

Every person has the right of liberty of movement and to choose his place of residence inside the borders of each country.
Each person has the right to depart or to come back to any country including his country.

The Universal Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965) article 3(5)paragrah2-d

Every person has the right of liberty of movement and to choose his place of residence inside the borders of each country.
Each person has the right to depart or to come back to any country including his country.