- Violation: Demolishing order for agricultural facilities.
- Date: February 12th 2020.
- Location: At-Tawani village – East Yatta / Hebron governorate.
- Perpetrator: The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
- Victims: Citizens from At-Tawani village.
Description:
The Occupation authorities served demolition Orders targeting agricultural rooms and facilities in At-Tawani east Yatta, on the pretext of building in C area without a license from the occupation.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020, a vehicle related to the building and organization department in the civil administration accompanied by an army patrol raided the area , and served demolition notices for several facilities.
The demolition orders were issued by the (High Organization council – Inspection Subcommittee) in Beit El Military court – Beit El illegal colony / North the West Bank.
The Occupation authorities ordered the immediate stoppage of construction works on the pretext of building without licenses, three of the owners were given 7 days to carry out the demolition, while the fourth one was given only 3 days for the demolition, the occupation authorities threatened that in case the owners did not carry out the demolition before the deadline, they will implement the operation and make them pay all the costs (of the bulldozers and workers).
The Occupation authorities also gave Hamza Raba’e only 3 days to carry out the demolition in 2009 , the targeted room is built of bricks and has a steel sheets ceiling, and has a total area of 20 m2 , used for agricultural purposes , the room was targeted with order no (304139) and entitled “Additional chance for objection”.
Demolition order 304139
In addition to other 3 notices with (7 days deadline):
- Demolition order no (60586): the order targeted an agricultural room built of bricks and steel sheets, owned by citizen Mufthi Raba’e and built in 2019 , the targeted room has a total area of 25 m2 used as a store for feeds. Noteworthy, in January 7th 2020 the occupation authorities issued halt of work notices on the room.
Demolition order (60586)
- Demolition order no (60585): the order targeted an agricultural facility (room) built of bricks and steel sheets, with a total area of 50 m2 , the same order also targeted a barn built of bricks with a total area of 100 m2 . Noteworthy, the occupation authorities targeted both the room and the barn with a halt of work order in January 7th
Demolition order (60585)
- Demolition order no (60587) : The Occupation targeted an agricultural room built of bricks and steel sheets, and belongs to citizen Khader ‘Amour , who uses it as a store for agricultural hand tools, the targeted room has a total area of (50 m2) . Noteworthy, The Occupation authorities targeted the room with a halt of work notice issued in January 7th
The Occupation authorities heavily target buildings and facilities in “C” area. Noteworthy, owners of the targeted structures applied for licenses and hired lawyers to object and follow their cases in the Israeli courts. The Occupation authorities leave Palestinians with the only choice to build without a license, and then demolish their structures.
In reality, the issue is not all about unlicensed construction than it is on the occupation’s intention to take over more lands in the area of their control (Area C according to Oslo Accords). The Israeli occupation considers such lands as a colonial reserve, which will be hard to negotiate on in any future agreements with Palestinians.
About At-Tawani : [1]
At-Tawani village is located to the south of Hebron city in West Bank, it is only 20 km away from Yatta , and has a population of 250 people. At-Tawani is administrated by a village council , and the village contains a clinic , mosque and school to the eighth class. At-Tawani depends on rainwater for drinking an electricity generator to lighten the village. Surrounded by four settlements and a bypass road , At-Tawani is one of the most vulnerable villages.
[1] GIS-LRC
