The bulldozers of Israel occupation municipality demolished on July 12, 2017  the  house of citizen Mousa I'byyat in the neighborhood of Al-Sal'a in the village of Jabal Al-Mukabir south of Jerusalem under the pretext of building without a permit.

It should be noted  that the house was built in 2012 and have a total area of 200 m². Right after the house was built, the occupation municipality arrived at the location, photographed the targeted residence and delivered demolition orders for the owner.

Mousa said the family of his brother and three children lived in the targeted annexed house before being notified of demolition in March 2017. The family feared and left the house as a result to the order.

It was reported that  the occupation forces along with municipality employees and bulldozers arrived in the location and demolished the house without prior notice or warning.

Land Research Center LRC sees that demolitions contradict with all the International conventions and Humanitarian laws including:

Article 17 of the (1948) Universal Declaration of Human Rights stating: “Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.”

Section ‹G› of article 23 of the (1907) The Hague Conventions asserting: “In addition to the prohibitions provided by special Conventions, it is especially forbidden to destroy or seize the enemy's property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war.”

Article 53 of the Geneva Fourth Convention (1948) declaring: “Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or personal property belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities, or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations.”

Section 1, Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966): “The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.

This case study is part of Kan'aan Project