Violation: Arson of an agricultural room.

Location: Kafr ad-Dik / Salfit Governorate.

Date of Violation: April 14, 2024.

Perpetrators: Settlers from the "Bedouel" settlement.

Affected Party: Farmer Jihad Abdullah ad-Dik.

Description:

On the afternoon of Sunday, April 14, 2024, the town of Kafr ad-Dik, located west of Salfit, witnessed an attack carried out by a group of settlers, believed to be from the "Bedouel" settlement, which sits on parts of the town's land.

During the attack, the settlers stormed an agricultural room in the Khirbet Susiya area. This room belongs to farmer Jihad Abdullah ad-Dik, who supports a family of five, including four females and three children.

According to the impacted farmer, the settlers set the agricultural room on fire, resulting in significant damage. Additionally, the settlers deliberately destroyed the room's contents and vandalized the surrounding farmland before withdrawing from the site.

The Burned Room 

The agricultural room was used as storage for farming tools and equipment. The farmer owns seven dunams of olive trees in the area, and he built the room on his land approximately seven years ago.

From previous field observations, this piece of land has been subjected to repeated attacks over the past years, including the cutting of olive trees multiple times and the destruction of several agricultural rooms. Despite filing numerous complaints with Israeli authorities through the Civil Liaison Office, no action has been taken to stop the settlers' assaults.

About Kafr ad-Dik:

Kafr ad-Dik is located 15 kilometers west of Salfit city. It is bordered to the north by Biddya, to the west by the villages of Rafat and Deir Ballut, to the east by Burqin and Sarta, and to the south by the Bani Zeid villages. As of 2017, the population of Kafr ad-Dik was 5,551.

The town covers a total area of 15,529 dunams, of which 791 dunams are the built-up area.

The Israeli occupation has confiscated 2,477 dunams of Kafr ad-Dik’s lands as follows:

Settlements: 1,225 dunams were seized for the establishment of settlements, including:

Bypass roads have looted 362 dunums.

The racist wall has looted 890 dunums under its path, and will isolate about 8842 dunums behind it, and its length on the village lands is 8905 meters.

The lands of Kafr ad-Dik are classified according to the Oslo Accords as B, which constitutes 15% of the village area, while C areas, i.e. under complete control of the Israeli occupation, constitute 85%.

- Areas classified as "B" 2252 dunums.

- Areas classified as "C" 13277 dunums.

مشروع: حماية الحقوق البيئية الفلسطينية في مناطق "ج" SPERAC IV   - FCDO

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إخلاء المسؤولية: الآراء ووجهات النظر الواردة في هذا التقرير هي آراء ووجهات نظر مركز أبحاث الأراضي ولا تعكس بالضرورة وجهات نظر أو مواقف الجهة المانحة للمشروع؛ المجلس النرويجي. للاجئين