Violation: Halt of work notice for a shop.

Location: Zbidat village – Jericho governorate.

Date: February 28^th 2022.

Perpetrators: The Israeli Civil Administration.

Victims: Citizen Jadallah Zbidat.

Description:

Monday morning, February 28^th 2022 , the building inspector at the Israeli civil administration Raided Zubeidat village north Jericho , and targeted a shop with a halt of work notice . The targeted shop has a total area of 16 m²  built of cement , and located nearby 90.

According to the military order number “31566” the occupation sat March 23^rd as the date of the building and organization session in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structures.

The shop belong to citizen Jadallah Zbeidat , who supports a family of 11 people among them (5) males , (6) females , and (4) children.

During the past years, Zubidat was heavily targeted by the Israeli Occupation , which prohibited any developmental projects at the area . and as a result, the area currently suffers of a shortage of basic services , especially roads , water and electricity.

During the past ten years , about 15 families from the village received halt of work military orders and/or eviction notices on the pretext that the area is a state property.

Zbeidat village in lines: [1]

Zbeidat is located 39 km to the north of Jericho edging the Jordan River. It was called Zbeidat because Zbeidat family settled there after being removed from Beer Shiva after the Israeli Occupation in 1948.

The village total area is 4123 dunums including 131 dunums of built up area, inhabited by around 1500 people (2009 census). 99 % of the village area are classified as area 'C' according to Oslo, the rest are classified 'B'. Colonists captured 48 dunums of the village lands to erupt Arjman colony in 1970; the colony is now inhabited by 180 colonists.

It is worthy to me mention that any application for a construction permit is deemed unsuccessful for 'security reasons'. In 2009, the Israeli Occupation Authorities served the villagers 17 stop-work orders. In 2010, more than 50 trees were uprooted for the enlargement of bypass '90'.

[1] GIS-LRC