2021-01-17
Israeli Occupation Authorities notify agricultural and commercial structures with stop-work in Ramallah governorate
Violation: serving stop-work orders on Palestinian structures
Location: Beit Ur al- Tahta town
Date: January 17, 2021
Perpetrators: Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration
Victims: seven Palestinian families
Details:
The so-called Inspection Committee relative to the Israel Civil Administration raided on January 17, 2021 Beit Ur al- Tahta town and delivered stop-work notifications targeting commercial and agricultural structures owned by Palestinian families on the claim of "unlicensed construction within area classified C according to Oslo Accords".
Noteworthy, a total of seven military stop-work notices were served on structures located in the area locally known as “Al-Nuq’a”
The following table shows information about the affected residents and their properties:
| Affected citizen |
Family
|
Children (minors)
|
No. of military notice
|
Type of structure
|
Photo
|
Amjad Basim Suliman
|
6
|
3
|
|
An agricultural room (60m2) founded on a fenced agricultural land
|
1
|
Salim Asri Suliman
|
4
|
2
|
|
A metal-plate structure (250m2) used as a workshop for tires repair
A mobile room (16m2) used as a kiosk
|
2
|
Ibrahim Jadallah
|
9
|
3
|
|
A two dunum area fenced by cement walls and metal gate
|
3
|
Eyad Othman
|
7
|
4
|
|
A one dunum yard used as a store for construction material
|
4-7
|
Rani Jadallah
|
4
|
2
|
|
A 500m2 scrap yard surrounded by walls.
Solar panels
A 12m2 room used for selling scarp
|
8
|
Mukafeh Suliman
|
6
|
4
|
|
A 9m2 room used for selling sweets
|
9
|
Ahmad Suliman
|
5
|
3
|
|
|
|
Total
|
41
|
21
|
|
|
|
Source: Field Inspection- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2021
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
6 |
5 |
4 |
|
9 |
8 |
7 |
One victim of this violation, Rani Hilal, told a field researcher from Land Research Center the following:
“In 2020, I initiated the establishment of an entertainment park with the total cost of 180 thousand shekels (approx. $ 54,704). It was planned to be founded in the nearby of the town residences. I was surprised to find the stop-work notice, what harm does the occupation see that this park would create? It is just a harassment and a deprivation of our basic rights”.
The mayor of Beir Ur al-Tahta said that the town has been witnessing numerous violations all targeting the right to land and housing. Around nine residences were targeted with stop-work over the past ten years and a number of land parcels were declared as “State Land”. Moreover, residential expansion in the nearby of 422 Israeli bypass road was banned for Palestinians. All that being said, the economic wheel in the area was negatively affected, rendering more families to evict the area.
This Report Was Prepared as Part of Secure Palestinian Lands and Housing Rights project activities
The Contents of This Document are the responsibility of LRC and do Not Reflect positions of the European Union
