2021-11-02

Halt of Work Notices target Two stores in Dura Al-Qare’a village/ Ramallah governorate

Violation: halt of work notices for two stores.

Location: Dura Al-Qarea’a village / Ramallah governorate.

Date: November 2nd 2021.

Perpetrators: The Israeli Civil Administration.

Victims: Two families from the village.

Description:

Tuesday, November 2nd 2021, the building inspector at the Israeli civil Administration accompanied by an army force raided “Hai Az-Zera’a” south Dura Al-Qare’a village, and targeted two stores on the main road.

The Occupation served two halt of work military notices on the pretext of building without a license, and sat November 17th 2021, as the date of the building and organization session in Beit El military court, to decide the fate of the structure.

The following table shows more information about the damages:

Affected citizen

Family members

children

Area m2

The targeted facility

Notice number

males

females

Juma’a Hamid

3

2

2

100

Second floor – new structure added to an older building

30993

Anwar Al-Qadi

5

4

3

200

Metal shack and a baton floor

8

6

5

300



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Hous of Citizen Juma'a Hamid

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House of citizen Anwar Al-Qadi

Anwar Al-Qadi told LRC:

“Two years ago, I bought a plot on the main road and sat up a shack that I used to sell vehicles parts. despite that the area is full of shops, I was shocked of receiving a military noticw, so I prepared a legal file to object.”

Hai Az-Zera’a in Dura Al-Qare’a is one of the largest neighborhoods south the village , nearby confiscated lands where “Beit El” illegal colony was constructed. Reported recently, residents of this neighborhood received a number of halt of work military orders, the occupation is prohibiting construction and infrastructural development at the village.

About Dura Al-Qare’a village:

6 km to the north east Ramallah city, Dura Al-Qare’a is surrounded by a number of Palestinian communities , including Jifna and ‘Ein Yabroud villages. According to statistics conducted in 2009 , Dura Al-Qare’a has a population of 4000 people, people of the village originate to families of Hamdan , Qassim, and Hassan. The village has a built up area of 4800 dunums, of which 1800 dunums were confiscated for the construction of the illegal colony “Beit El”, about 1100 dunums planted with olives and almonds , and 1200 dunums allocated for construction and infrastructure.

The village is under threats to be devoured by non-stop colonial expansion, noting that Beit El colony already devoured vast areas of Dura Al-Qare’a village.


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