- Violation: Halt of work and demolition notices.
- Location: Qibya village / Northwest Ramallah.
- Date: January 7th 2020.
- Perpetrators: Building and organization committee – The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
- Victims: 4 families from the village.
Description:
The Israeli Occupation forces accompanied by a vehicle from the building and organization department in the civil administration raided Qibya village northwest Ramallah , and notified 4 buildings in the village on the pretext of building without licenses , the targeted houses are located in an area known of “Al-Ba’ana” west the village , 200 m away from the segregation and expansion wall.
The Occupation sets January 21st 2020 as the final date to conclude the licensing procedures , which is the same date of the building and organization committee in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structures.
In the same context , the occupation targeted another house with a final demolition order , and gave the owner only one week to object before carrying out the demolition. The following table shows more information about the targeted structures:
|
Affected citizen |
Family members |
military notice type |
Notice number |
The targeted structure |
Photo number |
|
Raji Ajrab |
2 |
Final demolition order |
143596 |
One floor and a basement with a total area of 175 m2 (inhabited) |
|
|
Baher Nassir |
5 |
Halt of work |
00223 |
One floor and a basement with a total area of 130 m2 (inhabited) |
|
|
Faraj Ghaizan |
6 |
Halt of work |
N/A |
One floor and a basement with a total area of 185 m2 (inhabited) |
|
|
Mustafa Ghaizan |
5 |
Halt of work |
N/A |
Two floors with a total area of 280 m2 (inhabited) |
|
|
total |
18 |
|
|
|
|
Source: firsthand field observation – Israeli violations monitoring section- Land research center , January 2020
Qibya village council head told LRC the following:
“The occupation already targeted 40 residential and agricultural facilities with halt of work orders , they also demolished four residences , a barracks (barn) and a greenhouse during the recent few years. Qibya’s small structural spot pushed people of the village to build in area C and made them exposed to the occupation’s demolition operations , the village have been demanding for an expansion since 1992 for its small structural area.”
The military notices target the following locations:
- Al-Ba’ana area north west the village : 19 residential and agricultural facilities notified.
- Al-Ma’asara area south the village: 10 houses notified.
- Al-Hadab area east the village: 11 houses notified.
About Qibya:[1]
38.5 km west Ramallah , Qibya is surrounded by Shuqba (north) , the green line (west), Shuqba and Ni’lin (east) , and Badres and Ni’lin (south).
Qibya has a total population of (6090) people according to 2017 census.
The village has a total area of 4,896 dunums , of which 1,043 a structural area.
Qibya is penetrated by the segregation and expansion wall (560 m long) , the wall ate up 56 dunums , and isolated 66 dunums .
Oslo accords divided the town’s lands as the following:
- Area A: NA
- Area B : 1,076 dunums.
- Area C : 3,820 dunums.
[1] GIS- LRC
The Land Research Center
LRC
