2018-01-16
Halt of Construction on an agricultural cistern- Khallet Al Louza/ Bethlehem governorate
Violation: Halt of construction order on an agricultural cistern.
Location: Khallet Al Louza / Hebron governorate.
Date: January 16 -2018.
Perpetrator: The Israeli occupation civil administration and army.
Victim: Citizen Mohammad Ayesh and his sons.
Description:
A vehicle from the Israeli occupation civil administration raided Khallet Al-Louza town and delivered Halt of Construction orders on an agricultural cistern under the claims of building before getting proper licenses.
The order number (203033) ordered the immediate stoppage of the construction, and set February 08 as the date of the subcommittee session in “Beit El” court to decide the fate of the cistern.
Military order (203033)
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The colonial outpost
Qasim Ayesh , son of the plot’s owner told LRC observer:
“Settlers continue to harass us, but we are persistent to stay present and cultivate our land to protect it from colonial expansion”
Noteworthy, Mohammad lives in Artas and has to pass through the mountain each day early in the morning to reach his plot and stays there until sunset, working in cultivation. The Israeli occupation obstructs any developmental projects in the area; But Mohammad’s family hired a lawyer and prepared the necessary papers hoping to protect their cistern.
Hassan Breijeieh from Colonization and Wall resistance committee told LRC observer: “ Citizen Mohammad just regained his plot with a court order after the Israeli occupation confiscated it claiming it is a “state’s land” but he is still subjected by Israeli assaults.”
The following table provides information about the affected:
name | Number of family members | children | Capacity m3 | status | Order’s nunmber |
Mohammad Ayesh | 8 | 3 | 121 | Agricultural cistern | 203033 |
Khallet Al Louza:[1]
Khallet Al Louza is located 3 kilometers to the southeast of Bethlehem City. It’s bounded by Hindaza and Artas villages from the north, Abu Njeim village from the south, Rakhma and Beit Falouh villages from the west and the Israeli segregation wall (which annexes the Gush Etzion settlement bloc.)
Khallet Al Louza has a population of (645) people in (2017), And a total population of 8999 dunums, 161 of them are the town’s built up area.
Oslo agreement divided the land to 3 parts:
- Area A : (6081) dunums.
- Area B : (942) dunums.
- Area C : (1976) dunums.
[1] GIS-LRC
