- Violation: Halt of work and construction notice.
- Date: June 29th 2021.
- Location: As-Sawiya village / Nablus governorate.
- Perpetrators: The Israeli Civil Administration.
- Victims: 22 families at the village.
Description:
In June 29th 2021 , the Israeli occupation authorities issued halt of work notices for 22 houses and facilities in As-Sawiya village in Nablus governorate , on the pretext of building without a license.
An army force accompanied by the building and organization officer at the Civil Administration raided the village , the building inspector wrote the notices , hanged them on the targeted structures and took pictures of them before withdrawing.
The notices were entitled “Halt of work- construction notice” that ordered the immediate stoppage of construction works and sat July 26th 2021 as the date of the building and organization session in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structure.
As-Sawiya village council head Mohammed Abu Ar-Ras said that he submitted a petition through the Jerusalem Legal Aid center , which in turn contacted all the affected to file a joint petition.
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Photos 1-3: houses and facilities targeted by the Occupation in As-Sawiya village
The following table shows more information about the targeted structures:
|
Affected citizen |
Area m2 |
Notice number |
The targeted facility |
|
‘Abdullah Hamamda |
150 |
Two floors house ready to be inhabited |
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Mahmoud Asa’ad |
150 |
Under construction house built of Baton |
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Mahmoud As-Sayyed |
200 |
A floor , topped by columns for a second floor without a ceiling |
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Abdullah Mostafa |
200 |
Two floors house – the second house is under construction |
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Sa’ed Abelfatah |
100 |
Store of stone and cement – under construction |
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Mohannad ‘Ali |
|
30970 |
The first floor is inhabited / the second floor is not inhabited |
|
Rashid Suliman |
350 |
Under construction house – 2 floors |
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Hamdan Mustafa |
300 |
Under construction house – 2 floors |
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Sultan Ahmed |
150 |
Under construction house – 1 floor |
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‘Imad Tahir |
400 |
Under construction house – 1 floor / preparations for a second floor |
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Rami Kafena |
300 |
House of Baton and stones + preparation for a second floor |
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Samir Asa’ad |
350 |
Under construction house – 1 floor – surrounded by a wall fence |
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Muntassir Ahmed |
750 |
A house – 1 floor – surrounded by a wall fence |
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Hamza Salih |
200 |
Under construction house – 1 floor |
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Talib Ahmed |
300 |
Under construction house – 2 floors |
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Mahmoud Shaheen |
400 |
Under construction house – 3 floors |
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‘Allan Mohammed |
150 |
Under construction house |
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Malak Ahmed |
100 |
Under construction house |
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Malalk Ahmed |
100 |
Under construction house |
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Mahmoud Asa’ad |
50 |
Storehouse ready built of bricks and steal sheets |
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Mahmoud Salih |
100 |
One floor house read to be used |
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Islam Ahmed |
750 |
Under construction house – 4 floors |
As-Sawiya village:
20 km south Nablus city , As-Sawiya is surrounded by Yatma and Yasouf (north) , Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqi (west) , Talfit and Qablan (east) and Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqi and “Eli” Israeli illegal settlement (south).
- As-Sawiya has a population of (2761) people according to 2017 census.
- As-Sawiya has a total area of 10,733 dunums , of which 310 dunums are a built up area for the village.
The Israeli occupation confiscate (2662) dunums of its lands for the following purposes:
Israeli settlement took over (2022) dunums for:
|
Settlement name |
Establishment year |
Area of controlled lands |
population |
Total area of the settlement |
|
Eli |
1984 |
1543 |
4191 |
3360 |
|
Rehalim |
1991 |
479 |
812 |
547 |
Bypass 60 devoured 640 dunums.
Oslo accords divided the town’s lands as the following:
B area: (1459) dunums.
C area : (9274) dunums.
