Land Research Center

Israeli Violations in the Time of Corona

Violation: notice of removal within 96 hours.

Location: Khallet Juda’ia Sahel ‘Atouf / East Tubas governorate.

Date: August 20^th 2020.

Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.

Victims: Farmer Khaleel Bani Oudeh.

Description:

Thursday, August 20^th 2020, The Israeli Occupation forces carried out a demolition operation in Khallet Juda’ia east Sahel ‘Atouf , the operation left a 150 m² shack and a 1.5 m³ water reservoir destroyed, the targeted facilities belong to farmer Khallel Bani Oudeh from Khallet Judai’a.

Khaleel received a notice in Sunday August 16^th, the notice was numbered 10110, entitled “removal of a new building” and gave the owner only 96 hours to object.

 the remains of the Shack after the demolition

Khaleel Bani Oudeh told LRC:

“I’ve been living in Khallet Judaia’a for more than 20 years, in a land that belongs to my family, and during the last few years we were a target of the Israeli occupation demolition operations, my family was displaced once, then we built a shack to use in cattle breeding, it caused us 90,000 NIS, and today the occupation demolished it.”

Military order number “1797” is Israel’s new way to face farmers who are willing to object to Israeli military orders, by giving them only 96 hours after delivering the notice to implement the demolition , it usually targets houses built recently “less than six months” and uninhabited yet .

Since the beginning of this year the occupation implemented several demolition operations under military order 1797 for farmers in West Bank especially the Jordan Valley.

Khallet Judaia’a is the current home for 13 Bedouin families descending from Tamoun , they depend mainly on  agriculture and cattle breeding for living , while the occupation controls most natural resources including postures.

Demolishing Palestinian structures is a violation of international conventions and agreements such as:

• Article 147 of Geneva fourth convention: extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly. ( it is considered a serious violation of the convention)

• Article 53 of Geneva fourth convention that forbids destroying properties: 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 co-operative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations.

• Article 33 of Geneva fourth convention: No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed.

• Article 32 of Hague convention 1907 part g: To destroy or seize the enemy's property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war.

• Article 17 of Universal declaration of human rights 10 –Dec- 1948:  No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

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