- Violation: demolition of commercial facility
- Location: Huwwara town, Nablus city
- Date: September 29, 2016
- Perpetrators: Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration
- Victims: Citizen Salameh Salim
Details:
Israeli Occupation Forces alongside with Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration demolished on September 29, 2016 a store for used car parts that is located nearby the bypass no. 60, south Huwwara town in Nablus city. It should be marked that the targeted store is owned by Citizen Salameh Salim (43). The structure was established in 2013 to be a source of living for 8 member family including 5 children.
The affected citizen told Land Research Center the following: " In July 2013, I received a military order of stop-work on the claim of unlicensed construction within area classified C according to Oslo Accords. At time, we prepared all needed documents to obtain a license and hired attorney from Jerusalem Center for Legal Proceedings to follow up on the case in Israeli courts, which stalled until we we're surprised by the demolition".
According to the field research in the area, the damage reached out an agricultural barrack used as a store for used car parts. The structure was of 60m2 in area. Also, destruction followed a 12m2 mobile room that was used as an office for the store owner in addition to a toilet unit.
It should be marked that Huwwara town has been suffering from constant targeting by Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration. A big number of commercial stores and industrial workshops that are located alongside the bypass road no.60 were notified of stop-work on the claim of "unlicensed construction". This threatens the economy of the area and makes it an interest for the occupation plans.
Sings of demolition operation
About Huwwara:
It is 8km to the south of Nablus city and nearby the bypass road no. 60 that links the northern part of the West Bank with its southern one. Huwwara has a total population of 5570 people who hail from three main families namely (Oudeh, Dumaidi and Khmous). Three percent of the town's inhabitants are from refugees origins.
The town's total area is 8520 dunums, of which 1116 dunums are Huwwara built-up area.
It should be marked that Yizhar colony is founded on 331 dunums confiscated lands from the town. The bypass road no. 60 also confiscated 430 dunums for the town for the construction of its route.
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