2023-01-31
Uprooting and Sabotaging 50 Olive saplings and stealing Agricultural Tools in Sinjil / Ramallah Governorate
Violation: Stealing 50 olive saplings and taking over agricultural tools.
Location: sinjil town / Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate.
Date: January 31st 2023.
Perpetrators: a group of Jiva’at Haro’a colonists.
Victims: 3 families from the town.
Description:
At the beginning of this year 2023 , the rate of assaults carried out by Israeli colonists against Palestinians is increasing. For instance, on Tuesday January 31st 2023 , Israeli illegal colonists raided “Al-Mughrabat” and “Marj ‘Arzal” areas north Sinjil town and destroyed 40 olive saplings aging 3 years old , and cut down olive trees aging more than 25 years.
The fanatic perpetrators also cut 140 pieces of metal fences that used to protect the agricultural land , they also stall tanks and a number of 1 m3 water reservoirs from the plot.
The following table shows more information about the attack:
The affected farmer | location | Affected no of family members | Number of targeted trees and saplings | The damage |
Qassim Mohammed Mustafa ‘Afri | Al-Mughrabat | 7 | 30 | Uprooting 30 olive trees and destroying surrounding wells |
‘Ali Ahmed ‘Abdulqader Ahmed | Marj ‘Arzal | 5 | 10 | Destroying 10 trees aging 25 years old |
Najeeh ‘Abdullah Asmar Ghafri | Al-Mughrabat | 1 | 10 | Uprooting 10 olive saplings |
Hazim Musa Musa Tawafsha | Al-Mughrabat | 5 | 0 | Stealing 140 metal fence pieces , and 3 plastic water reservoirs, with a storage capacity of 1 m3 for each |
total | 18 | 50 |
Al-Mughrabat area is heavily targeted by the occupation, the occupation targeted the area several times, and uprooted a large number of trees at the area, they also harass farmers and prohibit them from cultivating the land.
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About Sinjil:
20 kilometer north of Ramallah, Sinjil is surrounded by Al Labn Ash Sharqia (north), ‘Abween and Jaljilia (west), Qaryut and Turmus’ayya (east), and Al Mazr’a Ash sharqia (south).
Sinjil has a total population of 5742 people according to statistics conducted in 2017. It has a total area of 14028of which 888 are a built-up area of the village.
The Israeli occupation devoured 551 dunums of the lands of the village for two colonies. The first one is Maale Levona which was built in 1983 and confiscated 298 dunums of the village, and inhabited by 497 colonists. The second is Eli which was built in 1984 and devoured 253 dunums, and inhabited by 2058 colonists.
Moreover, bypass number ’60 took over 246 dunums of the village lands.
According to Oslo Accords, 14% of Sinjil is under Area A (PA has full civil and security control) while 30% is under Area B (PA is in charge of civil matters with Israel responsible for security). However, most of the village lands (56%) is under Area C (Israel maintains full security and administrative control). Here are the area in dunums:
- Area A (1980) dunums
- Area B (4140) dunums
- Area C (7908) dunums
Protecting Palestinian Enviromental Rights in area “C”
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of Land Research Center and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the project donor; the Norwegian Refugee Council.
