Violation: serving a stop-work order on a cistern
Date: 23/03/2015
Location: Khirbet Um Nir –Yatta
Perpetrators: Israel Civil Administration and Army
Victims: citizen Mohammad Jubor
Details:
The Israeli occupation authorities on March 23, 2015 served a stop-work and construction order on a under construction water cistern belonging to citizen Mohammad Jubor in the area of Khirbet Um Nit, south Yatta town.
Jubor told a researcher from Land Research Center the following :
" one of the shepherds in Um Nir noticed a patrol from the Civil Administration accompanied by an army force leaving the order by the cistern; the shepherd picked the order up and delivered it to the cistern's owner"
Photo 1: a view of the notified cistern
The order mentioned that the structure was built without a proper licensepermit and compelled a halt on construction.
It should be marked that citizen Jubor started constructing the cistern a year ago; it was supposed to accumulate 100m3 of water. The citizen pointed out that the reason behind building the cistern is to catch rainwater to irrigate a 7 dunum plot he owns nearby the structure.
Lately, the Israeli occupation authorities targeted the area of Um Nir with stop-work orders and demolition to force people leave their locations; this would give room for colonists of Susiya, that is located in the nearby, to take over the area for their own good.
Prepared by
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