Violation: demolition of structures

Location:  Karzliya area- Nablus

Date:  January 24, 2018

Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Forces

Victims:  Zuheir Bani Minya

Details:

A massive force from the Israeli occupation army accompanied by a military dozer raided on January 24, 2018  Khirbet Karzliya, southeast Jericho governorate and demolished six residential and agricultural structures belonging to farmer Zuhair Bani Manyeh  on the claim of them being located in "closed military zone".

the occupation forces at time of demolition

Reportedly, the demolition reached out three barracks (40m²) including two residential ones, two sheep tents (100m² each) housing 78 sheep, and a tin-roofed barn.

It should be marked that  Khirbet al-Karzliya  is located 3km away from Jiftlik village, where an Israeli military camp is founded in the nearby. This community lacks the lowest life standers for it has no roads, services and even infrastructure; resident of the area live a primitive life and take sheep husbandry as their main source of income.

.According to the data of Jiftlik village council, the Bedouin community of al-Karzliya was targeted six times since 2014 under the pretext of it being located within an area claimed "closed military zone" by the Israeli occupation

The people of this community come originally from the town of Aqraba. As nomads, they moved from that area to settle down in al-Karzliya area . Despite the simple life the residents of this community live, they are still targeted and oppressed by the Israeli occupation via demolition and displacement.

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.

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