Violation: Demolition agricultural greenhouses on the pretext of building without a license.

Location: Al Jalama village/ north Jenin.

Date: Tuesday, April,22^th 2025.

Perpetrator: The Israeli Civil Administration.

Affected party: Farmer Wasef Sabri Mahmoud Abu Farha.

Details:

 On Tuesday, April, 22^th 2025, Al Jalama village located north Jenin raided by the Israel occupation forces with the so-called inspector of building of the Israeli Civil Administration to Al Bayarat area, north village and adjacent to annexation and expansion wall.

The Israeli occupation forces begun to carried out demolition and destruction dozens of agricultural dunams including agricultural greenhouses belong to farmer Wasef Sabri Mahmoud Abu Farha, a resident in Al Jalama village, who supports a family consisting of 5 members, 2 of them are females.

It’s worth mentioning that the affected farmer had received a notice to halt work and construction in 2002, as a legal file was opened and has been followed up by the Jerusalem Center for Aid. Although the case is still under review in the Israeli occupation authorities preempted the legal procedures and carried out the demolition and destruction operations.

 The damages included the following:

Ravaging 10 dunams of greenhouses, distributed as follows:

• 2 dunams of local cucumbers.
• 2 dunams of beans.
• 2 dunams of Molokhia.
• 2 dunams of peppers.
• 2 dunams of medicinal leafy crops.
• Destruction of no less than 7500 meters irrigation networks.
• Ravaging 1 dunam planted with local cabbage.

The affected farmer told as follows:

‘’I own a piece of land north Al Jalama and I worked in agriculture over past years and considered my only source of income. In 2022, I had received notice with several farmers to halt work in greenhouses. More than 15 dunams were noticed to halt work and construction, noted that most of greenhouses are old and have existed over past years. as no threat to occupation. We all opened a legal file without making any changes or adding new things, as the case is still under review in the occupation courts. However, I was shocked today about the demolition operation that carried out. We have suffered heavy losses more than 140,000 shekels until now. Not to mention that crops we lost. My financial situation is extremely difficult and I can’t to compensate a small part of the damaged that happened to me.’’

Al Jalama Village:

Al-Jalama is located 7 km to the north of Jenin; It is bordered by the green line – occupied territories of 1948 (north), Al-Yamoun village (west), ‘Arbona village (east), ‘Arana village (south).

Al-Jalama has a population of 2268 people, until 2017 census.

Al-jalama village is within the borders of Marj Bani Amer village council. Marj Bani Amer has an area of 65,656 dunums, of which 265 dunums areA built up area for Al-Jalama. The village council of Marj Bani ‘Amer contains the following community: (Al-Jalama, Al-Jmailat, Um Qaboub, Barghasha, Beit Qad, Jalboun, Khirbet Abu ‘Anqar, Deir Abu Da’ef, Deir Ghazala, ‘Arana, ‘Arbouna, Faqou’a, Mashro’a Beit Qad, Wadi Al-Dabe’a).

Al-Jalama village consists of 4 artesian wells that provided water for the village, the artesian wells were managed by: Salim Abu Farha, Jamal Abdul –Hadi, l Yasin Soboh, and Abu Issa company. According to the village council each one of the wells produced about 100 cup/ per hour, but the occupation did not only confiscate them but also dried them, now citizens have to buy water even with their high poverty rates.

Most of Al-Jalama lands are invested in rainfed agriculture, while 400 dunums are invested in protected agriculture, 300 dunums are olive groves, 350 dunums are invested in irrigated agriculture (source: Al-Jalama village council).

The occupation confiscated 400 dunums, bypass 60 ate up 100 dunums, the segregation wall ate up 300 dunums, and isolated 100 dunums, the segregation wall is 3500 m long.

Oslo accords divided the land as the following:

• Area B: 250 dunums.
• Area C: 65,406 dunums.

Related links:

The Israeli Occupation Demolish Agricultural Structure in Al Jalama Village, North Jenin.

Demolition of Two Agricultural Water Ponds in Al Jalama Village.

The Israeli Occupation Demolish Agricultural Greenhouses in Al Jalama Village, North Jenin.

مشروع: حماية الحقوق البيئية الفلسطينية في مناطق "ج" SPERAC IV - GFFO

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