- Violation: Dismantling and confiscating a barracks in Aj-Jiftlik.
- Date: May 4th 2020.
- Location: Aj-Jiftlik village – Jericho governorate.
- Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Forces.
- Victims: Citizen Anwar Abu Joudeh.
Description:
Monday, The Israeli Occupation forces accompanied by a bulldozer raided “Khallet Allan” area south Aj-Jiftlik , they demolished and confiscated an agricultural barracks with a total area of 120 m2 that belong to citizen Anwar Abu Joudeh from Aj-Jiftlik , on the pretext of building without licenses as the occupation claims, the occupation also ravaged 220 m that surround the barracks.
Reportedly, Thursday April 16, the owner received military notice numbered (10363) which includes dismantling and evicting a barracks within 96 hours, based on law (1797- removal of a new building).
The targeted barracks was set up 3 years ago, in order to use it as a store for building materials, after the occupation demolished another barracks at the same location in 2017, the occupation also confiscated a metal room that belongs to the Anwar Abu Joudeh under claims of using an “Israeli state property”.
About al- Jiftlik: [1]
It is located 35km to the northern part of Jericho city and is edged by the village of Beit Dajan from the northwest and Massua colony from the west. The village has a population of 3100 people until 2017 and has a total land area of 185031 dunums of which 1110 dunums are built-up area. Noteworthy, the occupation expropriated around 12040 dunums from the village as follows:
- 3207 dunums were confiscated for the favor of establishing colonies in the nearby.
- 3328 dunums were confiscated for the bypass roads no. (90, 505, and 508).
- 5505 dunums were confiscated for the favor of military camps
[1] GIS-LRC
The Land Research Center
LRC