2021-05-03

The Occupation Forces Facedly Evict people of Humsa Al-Fouqa to Carry out Military Trainings / Tubas Governorate

Violation: forced temporal eviction.

Location: Khirbet Humsa Al-Fouqa – The Northern Jordan Valley / Tubas.

Date: May 3rd 2021.

Perpetrators: The Israeli Occupation Forces.

Victims: 11 families in Khirbet Humsa Al-Fouqa.

Description:

The Israeli Occupation forces raided Khirbet Humsa Al-Fouqa at the Jordan valley, and handed eviction military notices to several families on the pretext of carrying out military trainings at the area. The Trainings took place at 6:00 am of Monday May 3rd 2021, until 11:00 am of the next day. The Occupation imposed restrictions and ordered the eviction of residents and cattle, which means that 11 families (about 75) people including (36) children are forced to evict their homes.

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targeted houses and facilities in Khirbet Humsa

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the notice issue by the occupation forces

The Occupation forces threatened in case they did not carry out the eviction voluntary, the occupation forces will evict them by force and confiscate their cattle.

The Occupation forces shows more information about the targeted families:

Affected Citizen

Family members

Children under 18

Cattle heads

‘Abdulghan Al-‘Awawda

11

4

167

M’uath  Al-‘Awawda

3

1

55

Anas Al-‘Awawda

6

4

90

Isma’el Al-‘Awawda

3

0

295

Nitham Abu Al-Kabash

5

3

178

Nathim Abu Al-Kabash

6

3

269

Harb Abu Al-Kabash

8

4

280

Waleed Abu Al-Kabash

12

7

220

Mohammed Abu Al-Kabash

8

5

340

Yassir Abu Al-Kabash

9

3

86

Sanad Abu Al-Kabash

4

2

42

One of the victims, Harb Abu Al-Kbash, Told LRC the following:

“The Occupation forces are pushing us to evict the area permanently. Few years ago they closed off the area and announced it a closed military zone, the occupation even confiscated water reservoirs and other properties.”

Abu Al-Kbash asserted: “Every year, the occupation empties the area on the pretext of military trainings, during which they set fire to postures, or fire bullets towards reservoirs and houses, which causes massive financial losses. In addition, the military trainings leftovers caused many expulsions leaving injuries of children and sheep. The occupation forces show indifference when it comes to leftovers that caused many deficits and deaths among people of the Khirbet.”

Noteworthy, Khirbet Humsa Al-Fouqa is located to the east of Al-Buqai’a plain lands, the Khirbet is surrounded by a number of Israeli illegal colonies, Beqa’ot settlement (west), and another to its east, Roi’ settlement. The two settlements have always threatened the existence of the community. Inhabited by 11 families most of them descend from Beer Sheva, and were displaced in the Nakba of 48.

In 2011 the area was turned into a closed military zone, the occupation imposed a law that prohibits construction at the area , the occupation escalated attacks against residents and prohibited constructions.