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Halt of Work Notice for Residences in Deir Nitham Village / Ramallah Governorate
Violation: Notices of demolition for residences.
Location: Deir Nitham village / Ramallah and Al-Bireh.
Date: January 13th 2022.
Perpetrators: The building inspector at the Israeli Civil Administration.
Victims: Bedouin families.
Description:
Thursday, January 13th 2022, the Occupation Army and the building inspector at the Israeli Civil Administration raided Al-Hassa area west Deir Nitham village in Ramallah and Al-Bireh , and gave halt of work notices to 3 residences, and demolition notices to other four , on the pretext of building without a license, noting that the occupation authorities never gives construction licenses in area C.
According to the notices , the subcommittee will conduct its session in January 19th 2022 to decide the fate of the structures.
Community head Jibreel Najada told LRC:
“The Residents have been living at the community since 1972, and hold legal papers that prove they own the land of the community , in 2011 we witnessed a demolition for the whole community , which composes of 9 Bedouin families from An-Najada clan and originate back to Beer Seba’a area , from which they were forcedly displaced in 1948.”
In February 3rd 2022 , the occupation bulldozers demolished two residences from the community that used to be homes for 18 people , among them 3 children. Noteworthy, the owners filed the necessary papers for a license , but the occupation refused the application.
The following table shows more information about the damages:
| Affected citizen | Family members (above 18) | Family children | Area m2 | Assault type | The targeted structure | Military order number | |
| Males | Females | ||||||
| Ahmed Abdullah Najada | 2 | 1 | 4 | 150 | Halt of work order –demolished | House of bricks and steal sheets –demolished | 32213 |
| Khalid Ahmed Najada | 3 | 3 | 1 | 160 | Additional chance to object on the demolition order | House of bricks and steal sheets –demolished | 508538 |
| Ahmed Mohammed Najada | 4 | 5 | 2 | 140 | Additional chance to object on the demolition order | House of bricks and steal sheets | 508539 |
| Mahmoud Abdullah Najada | 1 | 1 | 3 | 160 | Halt of work order | One floor building | 32214 |
| Mahmoud Abdullah Najada | Repeated | Repeated | Repeated | 50 | Additional chance to object on the demolition order | Agricultural room built of bricks and zinc | 508541 |
| Mohammed Abdullan Najeda | 1 | 1 | 4 | 40 | Additional chance to object on the demolition order | Agricultural room built of zinc | 565357 |
| Jebril Najada | 6 | 3 | 1 | 90 | Halt of work order | Simple structure used as a guest house for the community | N/A |
| total | 17 | 14 | 15 | 790 |
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About Deir Nitham village:[1]
25 kilometers north west Ramallah, Deir Nitham village is surrounded by An-Nabi Salih and Bni Zeid Al-Gharbeyeh towns (north) , ‘Abud (west) , Kobar and Umm Safa (east) and Beitillu (south). It has a population of 876 people in 2017 census.
Deir Nitham has an area of 2,758 dunums , 161 of them are a built up area of the town, the Israeli illegal occupation confiscated parts of the towns’ lands for the following purposes:
“Hallamish” illegal settlement confiscated more than 604 dunums, established in 1977.
Bypass roads (450 and 465) confiscated over 250 dunums.
The land is divided according to Oslo convention to B and C areas:
- Area B: 128 dunums.
- Area C: 2,630 dunums.
[1] GIS-LRC
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