Violation: Threatening 10 residential and agricultural structures
Date: 01/10/2013
Location: Arab Al Ka’abna- Al ‘Auja- Jericho governorate
Perpetrators: The so-called Planning and Construction Committee of the Israeli occupation
Victims: 5 Bedouin families consisting of 33 people, including 22 children
Details:
On 01/10/2013, the so-called Planning and Construction Committee delivered warnings to 5 Bedouin families ordering them to stop building their residential and agricultural structures under the pretext of unlicensed construction in an area classified "C" according to Oslo Accords.
The table gives information about the targeted structures:
|
Affected citizen
|
Family
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Children
|
Sheep
|
Structure
|
No. of picture
|
No. of order
|
|
|
house
|
shed
|
||||||
|
Awda Ka’abna
|
7
|
5
|
130
|
3
|
0
|
||
|
Issa Ka’abna
|
8
|
6
|
70
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Noah Ka’abna
|
3
|
1
|
80
|
1
|
0
|
||
|
Younis Ka’abna
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
1
|
1
|
||
|
Suleiman Ka’abna
|
11
|
8
|
120
|
1
|
1
|
||
|
Total
|
33
|
22
|
450
|
7
|
3
|
|
|
*Source: Field Research- Monitoring Israeli Violations Team- Land Research Centre (LRC).
The Israeli occupation gave the owners of the targeted structures a respite till 23/10/2013 to issue permits. This is the same date for the meeting of the Planning and Construction Committee in Beit El court to discuss the status of the structures.
Arab Al Ka’abna are originally from Beersheba, the Negev, but were forced out of their place in 1948. They dispersed in different places, some of which are: Hebron, Jericho and the Jordan Valley. Arab Al Ka’abna lead a very simple life where they depend on sheep grazing as their only source of income. They live in houses built with metal slabs and cloth. Despite all this, the Israeli occupation would not leave them alone.
About Al ‘Auja:
12 km from Jericho, Al ‘Auja has a total area of 106, 399 dunums- 1,186 of which are built-up area. It has a population of 4, 120 people (according to a 2007 census). The Israeli occupation confiscated 4717 dunums of Al ‘Auja lands. The occupation also built military bases on 1600 dunums. The bypass no. ’90 and 8,180 long devoured more than 818 dunums. Besides, there are five colonies built on Al ‘Auja lands and stole 2,299 dunums. The colonies are:
|
Name of colony
|
Year of construction
|
Confiscated lands/ dunum
|
No. of colonists
|
|
Gilgal
|
1970
|
287
|
162
|
|
Netiv Hagedud
|
1975
|
1,004
|
120
|
|
Niran
|
1981
|
441
|
52
|
|
Yitav
|
1970
|
514
|
136
|
|
Nahal Tzori
|
1981
|
53
|
N.A
|
|
Total
|
9877
|
2,299
|
470
|
*Source: Field Research- Monitoring Israeli Violations Team- Land Research Centre (LRC).
The Israeli occupation targeted Al ‘Auja more than once since the beginning of 2013. To read more, kindly check the following:
- Send stop-construction orders for 3 houses in Al ‘Auja, 30/01/2013 (in Arabic, in English)
- Demolishing 3 residences in Al ‘Auja, 09/05/2013 (in Arabic, in English)
- Sending stop-construction orders to 14 Bedouin families (in Arabic, in English)
