2021-11-16

The Israeli Occupation Targets Residential and Agricultural Structures in Khiebet Al-Hadidiya / Tubas Governorate

Location: Khirbet Al-Hadidiya east the Jordan Valley.

Date: November 16th 2021.

Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.

Victims: Two families from the community.

Description:

The Israeli Occupation Continues its arbitrary policies at the Jordan Valley, that aim to impose control over more agricultural lands, and impose restrictions on movement and exploitation of resources.

Tuesday, November 16th 2021, an army force accompanied by the building inspector at the “Israeli Civil Administration” raided Khirbet Al-Hadidiya at the heart of the Jordan Valley, and served notices at the community entitled “Extending the objection period on a previous demolition decision” issued for residential and agricultural facilities, and threatened to demolish the structures within three days after the issue date.

The targeted Facilities, were demolished in 2011, the owners rebuilt them, but the occupation demolished them again.

The following table shows more information about the targeted houses and facilities:

Affected Citizen

Family members

Children under 18

Number of sheep

Military order number

The targeted facility

Area m2

Males

Females

Abdulrheem Bsharat

4

4

5

190

307967

Residential tent

90

307966

Residential tent

60

307963

2 barn tents

A barn

60+84

160

M’uaz Bsharat

2

3

3

45

306906

Residential tent

Barn tent

Kitchen

60

60

16

6

7

8

235


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One of the Victims, Abdul Raheem Bsharat told LRC: “In 2011 , the Occupation Demolished all of our tents and forces us to leave Khirbet Al-Hadidiya , and in 2015 the occupation repeated the same thing and forced us to completely demolish our tents , we tried to talk to them and change their minds so they requested spatial planning for the area , which we created in coordination with Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. However , in 2015 we were informed that we are allowed to set up our tents on 2 dunums area, and today I am surprised that there are new notices that target our tents.”

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 the targeted facilities

A glimpse on khirbet Al-Hadidiya:

It is part of the village of al-Malih, located 33 km to the east of the city of Tubas, its inhabits mounted to 183 people according to 2017 census who depend for their livelihoods on agriculture and herding sheep. The current population of Khirbet al-Hadidiya are decedents of the Bisharat and Bani Odeh families, and their lands belong to the towns of Tamoun and Tubas since ancient times. Al-Hadidiya has been subjected to successive demolition campaigns at the hands of the occupation during the past five years.

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