Violation: the Israeli Occupation demolishes 56 tents, 17 residential ones.
Date: March 2, 2011.
Location: Tana and Al Suwwana – Beit Furik – Nablus.
Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Army.
Victims: Tana residents.
Details:
Tana is located to the east of Beit Furik, it is formed of a number of simple houses distributed around the area. The residents of Tana has been living in the area for years to go depending mainly on herding in their living. However, the Israeli ethnic cleansing policies did not spare these simple people. In Tana, the Israelis are spreading terror and destruction all around the area. Their dozers are wiping off anything in their way.
The purpose is the expansion of Makhura colony located 2 km away from Tana. On March 2, 2011, and Israeli force, 13 vehicles and 4 dozers, deployed itself around Tanaand started to destroy the tents in Tana. They did not give the owners the chance to clear their belongings.
The soldiers threatened the locals of destroying everything in Tana so as they[the owners] leave and never come back
It must be noted that Tana suffered from 5 similar attacks during the past 5 years; the most recent attack was the third in less than a month. Nothing was spared, not even mosques, during the Israeli attack.
Table 1: victims:
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No.
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Victim
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Structures
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Damage
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1
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Mahmoud Nasasra
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3
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A shack, 2 residential tents
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2
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Mansour Nasasra
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2
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Destruction of the cave (his shelter) entrance and a toilet
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3
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Radwan Khatatba
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4
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2 brick rooms, residential tent, and a tent used for herds
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|
4
|
Abdul Hamid Khatatba
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2
|
Residential tent, the cave entrance
|
|
5
|
Ibrahim Hanani
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1
|
A tent used to shelter herds
|
|
6
|
Dawoud Khatatba
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1
|
Residential tent
|
|
7
|
Mohammad Nasasra
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5
|
2 residential tents, 2 herds shacks, and a stove
|
|
8
|
Majid Hanani
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3
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2 residential tents and a stove
|
|
9
|
Radi Hanani
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1
|
Residential tent
|
|
10
|
Fawzan hanani
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2
|
Residential tent and herd’s tent
|
|
11
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Ismael Nasasra
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2
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Residential tent and the cave entrance
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|
12
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Fawzan Nasasra
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4
|
2 residential tents, herd’s tent, and a small tent used as a kitchen
|
|
13
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Abdul Hafiz Hanani
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2
|
Residential tent and the cave entrance
|
|
14
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Farsan Hanani
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5
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2 residential tents, 2 herds’ tents, the cave entrance, and rock walls
|
|
15
|
Fayez Hanani
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4
|
Residential tent, herd’s tent, chicken shack, and the cave entrance
|
|
16
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Raed Hanani
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3
|
Herd’s tent, iron door,a stove, and a bathroom
|
|
17
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Wasif Hanani
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2
|
Residential tent and herd’s tent
|
|
18
|
Mohammad Hanani
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3
|
2 residential tents, a cave entrance, and a water tank
|
|
19
|
Rasim Hanani
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2
|
Residential tent and herd’s tent
|
|
20
|
Kamal Hanani
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1
|
Cave entrance
|
|
Total
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52
|
|
|
Table 2: victims in Al Suwwana – 3 km to the east of Tana:
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No.
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Victim
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Structures
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damage
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|
1
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Hamdi Mletat
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2
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Residential tent and herd’s tent
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|
2
|
Zahdi Nasasra
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2
|
Residential tent and herd’s tent
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75 families are living in constant fear of displacement after the sequence of destruction held by the Israeli Occupiers. Wasif Hanani, one of the victims who witnessed the destruction of his tent for the fifth time stated to an LRC observer: “I was born and raised in Tana; I grow up in these fields; I inherited the land from my father. Now, we are threatened with deportation; how are we going to live? Where will we go?” Wasif was wondering about his and his children future.
Israel, is not hiding its land confiscation policy; it has been chasing people out of their homes while safely staying there. ‘Atef Hanani stated to an LRC observer: “what is happening in Tana is annihilation; the Israelis justify their acts by claiming that Tana is located in a military zone and sometimes building without permits. The truth is that the Israelis want to take over the whole area and use it for colonial expansion purposes”.
Prepared by
The Land Research Center
LRC
The Land Research Center
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