2024-04-03
The Occupation forces ravage and uproot lands in Shuyukh Al-'Arrub / North Hebron
Violation: Land bulldozing and tree uprooting.
Date of Violation: 03/04/2024.
Location: Shuyukh al-Arrub, Hebron Governorate.
Perpetrating Party: so-called Israeli Civil Administration.
Affected Party: Residents of Shuyukh al-Arrub Village.
Description:
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the Israeli occupation authorities bulldozed agricultural land in the village of Shuyukh al-Arrub, east of Hebron. They uprooted trees and crops, destroyed retaining walls and stone terraces, and inflicted significant financial losses on local farmers.
The affected farmers informed an LRC researcher that they were shocked to find, in the early hours of the morning, a military force arriving with three heavy machines (two excavators and a bulldozer) accompanied by officials from the "Civil Administration." The forces proceeded to the “al-Qinya” area southwest of the village, preventing farmers from accessing the area, and began bulldozing their land.
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Occupation machinery destroying the citizens' lands
The occupation bulldozers demolished and destroyed the Retaining walls and stone terraces surrounding the farm lands uprooted trees, and covered them with soil bulldozed from the land. Approximately 10 dunams of land across scattered areas were bulldozed.
The following table details the names of affected citizens and the nature of the damage they suffered:
Number | Affected citizen | Family member | Children number | Female number | Damaged area | Type of Damage |
1 | Hamza asad Abed Halayqa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 830 | Uprooting of 15 olive trees, 7 years old. Uprooting of 20 almond trees, 7 years old. Uprooting of 30 grapevines, 6 years old. Bulldozing of 50 meters of stone terraces. Bulldozing of 2 plastic water tanks. |
2 | Mohammad Mahmoud Yousef Jawabreh | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1300 | Uprooting of 50 fig trees, 6 years old Bulldozing of a 60-meter-long retaining wall. Bulldozing of 2 plastic water tanks. |
3 | Abdulmajeed Nimer Jawabreh | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1200 | Bulldozing of 100 grapevines, 5 years old. Bulldozing of 170 meters of stone terraces |
4 | Hamza yahya Halayqa | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1500 | Bulldozing of 100 grapevines, 5 years old Bulldozing of 170 meters of stone terraces |
5 | Waleed Abdullateef Jawabreh | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1700 | Uprooting of 30 olive trees, 5 years old. Uprooting of 40 almond trees, 6 years old. Bulldozing of 5 plastic water tanks. |
6 | Adel Ali Jawabreh | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1200 | Uprooting of 30 olive trees, 6 years old. Uprooting of 20 almond trees, 5 years old. Uprooting of 30 forest trees, 6 years old |
7 | Omar Diab Essa Tarwa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1000 | Uprooting of 20 olive trees, 7 years old. Uprooting of 15 almond trees, 7 years old. Uprooting of 12 grapevines, 7 years old. Bulldozing of 100 meters of stone terraces |
| Total | 48 | 23 | 21 | 8730 |
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Impacts of Bulldozing Citizens' Land and Uprooting Trees The occupation authorities claim that these lands are classified as "State Lands," meaning they belong to the treasury of the occupying state, having been confiscated and stripped from their owners according to military laws and orders issued in the occupied West Bank, under which hundreds of thousands of dunams were seized from their rightful owners.
In June 2023, the occupation authorities issued evacuation notices for these lands, demanding that citizens uproot what had been planted and demolish any structures, restoring the land to its original state within 45 days of the notice date. Citizens submitted legal objections to these notices, yet the occupation authorities proceeded to bulldoze and destroy their lands.
It is worth noting that the occupation authorities have carried out land bulldozing and crop destruction operations in this area, most notably clearing large tracts of land seized for the bypass road (Colonial road No. 60), which runs alongside this area.
مشروع: حماية الحقوق البيئية الفلسطينية في مناطق "ج" SPERAC IV - FCDO
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