Violation: Delivering a stop-work military order.

Location: Al-Khader /Bethlehem governorate.

Date : October 3,2018

Victim: Villager Yousif Da'do'a family.

Description:

The Israeli Illegal Occupation Forces broke into Al-Khader village and delivered a military order to stop building a house that belongs to villager Yousif Da'do'a on the pretext of building without permission in area C.

Iyad, member of the legal consultants office in Al-Khader municipality told LRC observer:

"The Da'do'a family filed the necessary documents that prove they own the land to the Israeli court"

October 17, the subcommittee for inspecting will hold a session to discuss wither to demolish the place or return the land to its previous status (to demolish the house and clean what remains)

The following chart provides more information:

The military order

The threatened house and it is under construction

The Israeli illegal occupation is threatening Palestinian families to demolish their homes which can only be regarded as a clear violation of their basic rights granted by international conventions. In Article 25 (1) of Universal declaration of human rights "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family". The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Article 11.1 states: "The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. "

Villager Yousif Da'do'a is practicing one of his basic rights to provide an appropriate home for his family but the Israeli illegal occupation is working against that and continuously violating Palestinian basic rights.

Al Khader town is continuously subjected by the Israeli illegal violations since the 80^s when Israeli illegal colonists started building Illegal colonies in the area and confiscating villagers' lands and obstructing their lives.

About Al-Khader village[1]:

Al-Khader village is located 4 km from the western side of Bethlehem, it is bordered by Beit Jala and Batir from the north, Hussan and Nahaleen villages from the west, Aldoha, Wadi Rahhal, Beit Jala villages from the east, and Wadi Al-Nees from the south. Its population is 11,960 people in 2017. Its gross area is 8,279 donums; 184 of them are the construction area.

The Israeli colonies have despoils 29 donums from the village's lands; two are colonies existed upon a part of the lands. The first one " Efrat" was constructed in 1979 A.D; they have usurped 5.8 donums, and its population 7037 colonists. The second one " Nafy Danial" eas constructed on 1982A.D; they have usurped 23 donums, and its population is 1073 colonists. A part of which is established upon the village's lands.

The bypass roads number 60 and 375 also despoiled more than 487 donums. In addition to establishing the apartheid upon its lands which causes the demolishing of 280 donums and isolating of 5638 donums behind it. The length of this apartheid existing upon the village's land is 2,805 meters.

The village's lands are classified in accordance with Oslo concord into areas( A,B ,C). Area A composes 10% , Area B 6%, Area C is the greatest area and it is under the total occupation domination, and it composes 84% from the total area. The areas are clarified in donums as following:

Area A (808) donums

AreaB (475) donums

Area C(6,996) donums

[1] GIS-LRC

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