Halt of work notice for 3 houses in Beit Sakariya village / Bethlehem governorate

• Violation: Halt of work notice.
• Location: Beit Sakariya village / Bethlehem governorate.
• Date: July 23^rd 2020.
• Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
• Victims: Families of Mohammed Atallah and Hatem Sa’ed.

Description:

Thursday July 23^rd, The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration accompanied by the Occupation forces raided Beit Sakariya village, and gave citizens Mohammed Atallah and Hatem Sa’ed halt of work notices on their houses, on the pretext of building without licenses.

According to the notices, the subcommittee of the high organization council will discuss the fate of the structure in its session in August 3^rd 2020. 

Khaleel Mu’amar head of the services council for the western countryside told LRC the following:

“The Occupation issued notices against citizens’ houses in Beit Sakariya , the targeted citizens were directed to Humanitarian and Legal institutions to start preparing the necessary papers.”

The following table shows more information about the targeted facilities:

Noteworthy, The built-up area of Beit Sakariya is too small in comparison to the population’s natural growth. Moreover, Not only that the occupation prohibits building new houses, it also prohibits repairing or expanding the already existing ones, even though most of them have zinc ceilings, which makes them uncomfortable for their inhabitants both in summer and winter.

Beit Sakariya has became surrounded by Gosh ‘Etzion colonial cluster, illegal colonists carry out daily attacks against people of the village, in order to empty the area for future colonial expansion.

About Beit Sakariya:[1]

Khallet Beit Sakariya (Beit Sakariya hamlet) is located some 5 km east of the 1949 Armistice Line (Green line) and about 8.5 km to the southwest of Bethlehem city. It’s considered part of Nahhalin village cluster along with Khallet al Balluta (Al Balluta Hamlet), all comprise a total area of 17249 Dunums. Khallet Beit Sakariya is a home to 142 inhabitants, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of statistics – 2007 and sets on a total built of 49.5 dunums. Settlements surrounding the hamlet: 

[1] GIS-LRC

[1] GIS-LRC