2022-11-09
Notices Target houses and Agricultural Facilities in Aj-Jiftlik / Jericho Governorate
Violation: Halt of work notice and demolition order.
Location: Aj-Jftlik village / Jericho Governorate
Date: November 7-9 / 2022.
Perpetrators: The Israeli Civil Administration.
Victims: 9 Bedouin families living at the area.
Description:
Al-Ka’abneh Bedouin Community in Aj-Jiftlik is daily targeted by the Occupation authorities, most houses and facilities were previously demolished , and the residents were displaced several times from the village.
Recently, the building inspector at the Israeli Civil Administration raided the area , and targeted 9 Bedouin households from Al-K’abneh clan placed in Khallet Al-Foleh area with halt of work notice and notices of demolition and removal.
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The targeted and threatened structures
The notices were as follows: 5 notices were entitled “an additional chance to object on a demolition order in 3 days” , 4halt of work notices on the pretext of building without a license, and sat Dec 7th 2022 , as the date of the building and organization session in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structure, and 1notice of removal within 96 hours in reference to military order 1797.
According to the field observation , most of the targeted facilities are currently used by the owners , and they are basically steal sheets houses (that provide only limited protection during summer and winter).
During the past year the occupation demolished the community three times , last one was in 2015 , noting that the occupation also prohibits basic facilities at the community.
The following table shows more information about the targeted facilities:
Affected citizen | Family members | Notice number | Notice issue date | Notice type | Issue date of previous demolition order | The targeted facility | ||
males | females | children | ||||||
Yousif Ka’abneh | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7/11 | Removal of a new building | Residence built of zinc sheets 60 m2 | ||
Salim Ka’abneh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7/11 | An additional chance to object | 28/1/2010 | A room of bricks and zinc 45 m2 , used as a guest room | |
‘Odeh Ka’abneh | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7/11 | An additional chance to object | 28/1/2016 | A residence of zinc 60 m2 Feeds kiosk 48 m2 | |
Bajes Ka’abneh | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7/11 | An additional chance to object | 28/1/2016 | A residence of zinc 60 m2 Sheep Shack 90 m2 Tent used as a store for feeds 24 m2 Zinc Kitchen 16 m2 | |
‘Aref Ka’abneh | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9/11 | Halt of construction | Residence of zinc and steal sheets (about 80 m2) | ||
Khaldoun Ka’abneh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9/11 | Halt of construction | Residence of zinc and steal sheets (about 60 m2) | ||
Najeh Ka’abneh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9/11 | An additional chance to object | 15/5/2007 | Residence of bricks , cement and steal sheets about 60 m2. | |
Najeh Ka’abneh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/11 | Halt of construction | Residence of bricks and zinc (16 m2) | ||
‘Ali Ka’anmeh | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9/11 | Halt of construction | Residence of bricks and zinc 60 m2. Kitchen tent 60 m2 | ||
Mohammed Ka’abneh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9/11 | An additional chance to object | 14/8/2018 | Residential shack 60 m2 Residential shack 16 m2 Sheep barn 72 m2 Sheep shack 45 m2 Storage for steel sheets 12 m2 Kitchen tent 12 m2 | |
total | 29 | 29 | 25 | |||||
Head of Bedouin community , Salim Ka’abneh told LRC:
“we have been living in Aj-Jiftlik for more than 25 years, and we used to depend on agriculture and cattle breeding for living , we applied for licenses several times , and this time we went to several Human Rights institutions seeking help, and we will fight to the last minute .”
‘Arab Al-Ka’abneh descend from Beer Sheba south Palestine, but they were forcedly displaced several time since 1948 , and they settled at several areas in the West Bank where they found the same fate. After 1967 , and to this day people of ‘Arab Al-Ka’abneh find themselves targeted by the occupation . In addition,Al-Ka’abneh community in Aj-Jiftlik was targeted several times , and the number of the community population is decreasing day by day.
