2022-07-10
Violation: Demolition of Residential and Agricultural facilities on the pretext of building without a license.
Location: Al-Auja town , North Jericho.
Date: July 10th 2022.
Perpetrators: The so-called Israeli civil Administration.
Victims: Two Bedouin families living at the area.
Description:
Sunday , July 10th 2022 , The Israeli Occupation forces accompanied by an army force raided Al-‘Auja town , and targeted an agricultural facility belongs to two Bedouin families living at the area , the occupation carried on a mass demolition operation that targeted three residential tents and barns in addition to a kitchen , through leveling the structures to the ground.
The following table shows more information:
Affected citizen
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Family members
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Area m2
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The targeted facility
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males
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females
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children
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Suliman Saleem Odeh Jahaleen
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5
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4
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1
|
90
60
12
12
120
1 m2
|
|
Iyad Suliman Saleem Jahaleen
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2
|
1
|
1
|
60
|
Residential tent
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total
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7
|
5
|
3
|
|
|
July 19th 2022 , The building inspector at the Israeli civil Administration handed halt of work notices to the two families, and an additional chance to object on a previous demolition notice in May 10th 2022, according to the military order no (621847) the occupation gave the owners seven days to object.
Citizen Suliman Aj-Jahaleen told LRC the following: “We only live at this area is certain seasons , and during winter we go to Quruntal area in Jericho , but everything we own here and in Quruntal received notices from the occupation”.
Al ‘Auja – an Overview:[1]
It is located 12 km to the north east of Jericho city, adjacent to the Jordan River. It is edged by the eastern regional road that leads far north to Bisan. Its total area is 106900 dunums, inhabited by 4131 people.
The village’s boundaries reach up to Fasayel in the north and An Nuwei’ma (south), Jordan River (east) and Ramallah Mountains (west). Residents depend largely on agriculture in their living because of the availability of water. The Israeli Occupation captured huge areas of Al ‘Auja for colonial expansion purposes besides having several military bases there.
The Israelis, in addition, have isolated more than 20 dunums in an area known as As Sahel and was announced as a "military zone". The Israelis have established several colonies around the village, Nitaf (1967), Niran (1977), Noomi (1979), Tomer, and Netiv Hagedud in addition to placing numerous watchtowers around the village.
Most importantly, the lack of water has been hindering any development efforts in the village. The Israelis had, first, dried out Al ‘Auja River which used to provide 1800 m3 / hour leaving the villagers dependant only on tiny springs with salty water. This had catastrophic effects on the residents and on the agricultural sector in the area.
[1] GIS-LRC
