2017-01-26
Dozers of Israeli Occupation Forces demolished on January 26, 2017 residential and agricultural structures in Al-Iskan area from Al-Eizariya town. The demolition reached out five residences and two agricultural facilities.
Owners of the structures, Jahalin family, used to live in the Bedouin community of Bir Al-Maskoub before moving to Al-Iskan area to settle down in metal slaps houses.
The following table shows information about the affected people and their residence:
# | Affected citizen | Aream2 | Family | Minors |
1 | Mohammad Khalil Jahalin | 100 | 10 | 8 |
2 | Hussein Khalil Jahalin | 100 | 7 | 4 |
3 | Ghassan Mousa Jahalin | 80 | 9 | 7 |
4 | Mufeed Mousa Jahalin | 100 | 10 | 8 |
5 | Mohammad Wrad Jahalin | 100 | 11 | 8 |
Total | 480 | 47 | 35 |
Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2017
It should be noted that Israeli Occupation Forces also demolished two barracks for livestock. The first barrack (80m2 ) belongs to Mohmmad and Hussein Jahalin and shelters 40 sheep where the second one (100m2 ) belongs to Ghassan Jahalin and shelters 100 sheep.
Citizen Mohammad Khalil Jahalin told Land Research Center the following:
" We have been living here since years ago; it is after we moved from the area of Bir Al-Masoub. When we first came here, we established residences from cement blocks and metal slaps but we didn’t receive any demolition orders from Israel Civil Administration. Today, we were surprised to see the dozers of the occupation demolishing the residences without even letting us save any of the interior".
This case study is part of Kan'aan Project