“Additional opportunity to object demolition” orders served in Tulkarm

• Violation: serving orders on structures and residence
• Location:  Far'un village- Tulkarm
• Date:  March 21, 2016
• Perpetrators: Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration
• Victims:  four families and soccer field

Details:

A massive force from Israeli Occupation Army accompanied by the so-called Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration on March 21, 2016 raided Far'un village, southwest Tulkarm and delivered military orders of "Additional opportunity to object demolition"  for four citizens and a soccer field. Noteworthy, the orders gave a deadline of only three days to object to previous orders.

It should be marked that the notified structures belong to four families (28 members including 14 children) from the villages. The targeted structures namely ( residence, two sheep barracks, carpentry shop and soccer field) are founded nearby the apartheid wall that travels through the village. Israeli occupation authorities exploit the presence of the apartheid wall to impose restrictions on construction within the walls periphery (500m).

It is reported that all of the notified structures were built even before the apartheid wall was constructed on lands classified "C" according to Oslo Accords.

The chairman of Far'un village council, Muhyildeen Atir, told Land Research Center the following:

" The soccer field is the only breather for youth in this besieged village. Despite that the fields is somehow abandoned due to its proximity to the wall, the occupation came and demolished it. As for farmers,  they are deprived from establishing any farms since the master plan of the area only totals 150 dunums, which is not even sufficient for demographic expansion". The following table shows information about the affected people and properties:

Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2016

Photographing residence:

Israeli Occupation Forces recently embarked on photographing residences in the village from the western side. Families fear that this act would be a step to be notified of stop-work or demolition from the occupation.

About Far'un:

Far'un is located 3 km to the south of Tulkarm, edging the armistice line. Its total area is 8000 dunums which were reduced to 4000 due to the construction of the segregation wall. It is inhabited by 3500 people, most of them are farmers.

70 % of the village lands are planted with olives and citrus; however, the planted area is shrinking due to water shortage and land confiscations.

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
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