- Violation: demolition of agricultural structures
- Location: Shuqba village
- Date: April 11, 2018
- Perpetrators: Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration
- Victims: five Palestinian families
Details:
Israeli Occupation Forces accompanied by two military dozers raided on April 11, 2018 Shuqba village, north Ramallah governorate and demolished a number of agricultural structures on the claim of "unlicensed construction". The following table shows information about the damages and properties:
|
Affected citizen |
Family |
Minors |
No. of demolished structures |
Land ravaged\dunum |
Losses (NIS) |
Nature of damage |
|
Falah Al-Masri |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
94,000 |
-Ravaged land (2 dunums) -Demolished retaining wall (510 m* 1.5 height) -Demolished room (24m2) -Demolished toilet |
|
Hani Al-Masri |
11 |
3 |
3 |
0.700 |
45,000 |
Ravaged farm (700m2) Demolished retaining walls (110m *1.5m height) -Demolished room (24m2) -Demolished toilet
|
|
Hazem Mutawe' |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
33,000 |
Ravaged farm (one dunum) Demolished retaining walls (220m *2m height)
|
|
Nader Shalash |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0.700 |
24,000 |
Ravaged farm (700m2) Demolished retaining walls (110m *1.5m height)
|
|
Musbah Al-Masri |
6 |
— |
4 |
5 |
110,000 |
-Ravaged land (5 dunums) -Demolished retaining wall (620 m* 2 height) -Demolished room (24m2) -Demolished toilet -confiscated mobile room (12m2) Uprooted 18 olive saplings |
|
Total |
34 |
9 |
12 |
9.4 |
306,000 |
|
Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2018
Photos 1-3: the rubble and debris of Falah's farm
Photo 4: the rubble and debris of Hani's farm
Photos 5-6: the ravaged land of Hazem Mutawe'
Photo 7: the ravaged land of citizen Nader Shalash
Photos 10-11: the ravaged land of citizen Musbah
Reportedly, the affected citizens received stop-work orders in February 2018 and sought help through Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid organization. The process of applying for building permits in Israeli courts was stumbled many times, leading to the latest surprising demolition. Shubqa is 24km to the north of Ramallah governorate. It has a total area of 51,000 dunums, of which 1320 dunums are built-up area. Shuqba's population is 4260 people (2017 census).
Land Research Center LRC sees that demolitions contradict with all the International conventions and Humanitarian laws including:
Article 17 of the (1948) Universal Declaration of Human Rights stating: “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”
Section ‹G› of article 23 of the (1907) The Hague Conventions asserting: “In addition to the prohibitions provided by special Conventions, it is especially forbidden to destroy or seize the enemy's property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war.”
Article 53 of the Geneva Fourth Convention (1948) declaring: “Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations.”
Section 1, Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966): “The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.
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