Halt of Work Notices for houses in Ma’in - Yatta / south Hebron

Violation: Halt of Work and Demolition Notices.
Date: March 4^th 2021.
Location: Ma’in – Yatta / Hebron governorate.
Perpetrators: The Israeli Civil Administration.
Victims: Five families from Ma’in area.

Description:

March 4^th 2021, the Israeli Occupation Authorities issued halt of work notices for citizens houses on the pretext of building without a license in Ma’in southeast Yatta / Hebron Governorate.

A Vehicle related to the Occupation forces accompanied by the so-called construction inspector at the civil administration raided the area and served demolition notices, hanged them on the targeted buildings, and took pictures of them before withdrawing.

The following table shows more information about the notices:

Affected citizen	Family members	The notified building	Notice type	Area of the building	notes
Ibrahim Dababsa	8	Stone workshop	Demolition order number 32252	1000 m²	Received a previous halt of work notice , but the o0ccupatio refused to object.
Raed Abu ‘Aram	4	Under construction house	Final demolition order number 32253	140 m²	Received halt of work notice in September 24^th 2020 , and the occupation refused to object
Tariq Makhamra	5	Inhabited house	Halt of work number 206762	120 m²	Built of bricks and concrete since 2020
Ziad Makhamra	2	Inhabited house	Halt of work number 206764	120 m²	Built of bricks and concrete since 2020
‘Ali Hamamda	5	Two-floor house	Demolition and removal notice number 20050	200 m²

Noteworthy, Ma’in area is located to the south of Yatta , the Occupation had issued halt of work notices for many citizens at the village , they filed objections but met with final demolition notices for the buildings within 7 days.

Citizen Isma’il Hammad Received a demolition and removal notice for a new building based on military order (1797) issued in 2018, the Occupation threatened to demolish the house and remove its components in 96 hours.

Prepared by
The Land Research Center
LRC