Violation: Halt of work order.

Date: 24/07/2019.

Location: Beit Dajan / Nablus governorate.

Perpetrator: The Israeli occupation civil administration.

Victims: Samir Thabit.

Description:

24 July 2019 , the Israeli occupation authorities served a halt of work order on the pretext of building without licenses in Beit Dajan / Nablus. Affected citizen said that a vehicle related to the building and organization in the civil administration accompanied by two army machineries raided the location of “’Ardat Az-Zawiya” and the inspection officer wrote the military order and put it in the location and took pictures before withdrawing.

In the military order 267068 , the occupation authorities requested the immediate stoppage of works , on the pretext of building in C area without licenses.

Owner Samer Thabit (58) told LRC reporter:

“I received a notice in hand from the building and organization officer Wednesday 24 July, I informed Milad office in the village council who also told me to prepare the ownership deeds. Then, I prepared the legal file and the case is now managed by lawyer Naser Dwaikat from Nablus.”

The targeted house was supposed to be a home for a family of 6, and consists of the following:

• Basement 30 m², and consists of a water reservoir 32 m³.
• Full first floor 140 m².
• Seconds floor under construction 140m2.

In 2016, LRC founded legal aid unit named Milad in Beit Dajan village council in order to provide legal aid  and advocacy for victims.

About Beit Dajan:[1]

Beit Dajan is located 12 km to the east of Nablus and it is administratively related to it. The town is 500 m above sea level; its total area is 44100 dunums including 360 dunums of built up area ,in addition to 12500 dunums that are related to al-Ghoor area. Beit Dajan is surrounded by a number of villages namely (Salem, Deir al-Hatab, Talluza, Beit Furik, Ghoor el-Far'a ). Beit Dajan is linked to Nablus with a local road 6.5 km, the town depends on grains plantation and fruitful trees such like olive, figs and almond.

Beit Dajan has a total population of 4460 people according to 2017 census.

Part of Beit Dajan lands were confiscated for “Al-Humra” agricultural settlement in 1971, the settlement has a built up area of 123 dunums according to 2014 census , while the settlement’s control area is about 3855 dunums and inhabited by 126 settlers (2013).

[1] GIS-LRC

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