2021-01-06
Once again, The Occupation notifies Two houses for Masa’ed family in Khirbet Yarza –Tubas
Violation: Notifying two residences, on the pretext of sabotaging Archeology.
Location: Khirbet Yarza / Tubas governorate.
Date: January 6th 2021.
Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
Victims: families of Rami and Hafiz Masa’ed.
Description:
Wednesday , January 6th 2021, The Israeli Occupation forces Accompanied by the Archeology officer raided Khirbet Yarza , and for the second time they targeted two houses for Masa’ed family , through serving “Immediate demolition” notices on the pretext of assaulting an archeological site.
The targeted structure is a metal room covered with plastic and zinc sheets , it is a donation from the French organization ACTED (EU fund) , and inhabited by Rami and Hafiz Masa’ed families since the occupation destroyed their homes and made them homeless in Sept 29th 2020 , on the pretext of building without a license , for more information about this case read our reports in Sept 29th and Sept 21st 2020.
The following table shows more information about the targeted structures:
Affected citizen | Family members | Children under 18 | Notice number | The targeted facility |
Rami Masa’ed | 3 | - | 00522 | Mobile metal room 24 m2, covered with plastic sheets |
Hafiz Masa’ed | 8 | 4 | 00523 | Basic structure built of clay and zinc 42 m2 |
11 | 4 |
Source: Firsthand field observation – Israeli Violations Monitoring Section – Land Research center, December 2021.
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Hafiz Masa’ed (32) told LRC the following:
“I have been living in Khirbet Yarza my whole life; I live with my parents who suffer from chronic conditions and my disabled brother , my children on the other hand suffer from daily assaults by the Israeli occupation forces , the first time they demolished our houses it was a harsh experience on the kids , and even the alternative provided by a humanitarian institution was also targetes.”
Khirbet Yarza is frequently targeted by the Occupation, during the last five years several houses were demolished and a high number received demolition notices, the occupation is also imposing a harsh reality on residents of the Khirbet through turning the communities’ ground into military training area.
About Khirbet Yarza:[1]
5 Km east Tubas city, Khirbet Yarza is bordered by Al-Malih and Al-Aqaba (north), Tubas city (west) , Al-Malih (east) and Tubas city (south).
According to PCBS census, there are (31) people living in Yarza.
Yarza has a total population of 6,154 dunums, of which 12.7 dunums are a built up area. Khirbet Yarza is in C area according to Oslo conventions.
[1] GIS-LRC
This report was prepared as part of Securing Palestinian Land and Housing Rights project activties
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