6 aug 2020
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Israeli occupation forces and settlers today attacked Palestinians who were attempting to protect their lands near a water well in the village of Deir Sharif, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to Mohammed Azem, mayor of nearby Sebastia village. video
He said Palestinians from both villages went to the area where settlers had set up a tent and a caravan near the well, which is often a prelude for taking over the land to expand their illegal colonial settlements. He added that the occupation soldiers and settlers attacked the Palestinians and kicked them out of the area where the local villagers plan to hold the Friday prayer tomorrow in an effort to prevent the establishment of a new colonial outpost on their lands. |
Israeli occupation forces seized today a concrete mixing pump in the town of Yatta, to the south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, local sources said.
Rateb al-Jabour, coordinator of the Wall and Settlements Resistance Committee, said staff of the so-called Israeli Civil Administration accompanied the Israeli occupation forces seized the pump while it was working in the building of a house for the benefit of a local Palestinian resident.
The site of the construction is located in an area classified as Area C, under full Israeli military and civil control, where Israeli occupation authorities ban almost all kinds of urban development to the Palestinian population.
Rateb al-Jabour, coordinator of the Wall and Settlements Resistance Committee, said staff of the so-called Israeli Civil Administration accompanied the Israeli occupation forces seized the pump while it was working in the building of a house for the benefit of a local Palestinian resident.
The site of the construction is located in an area classified as Area C, under full Israeli military and civil control, where Israeli occupation authorities ban almost all kinds of urban development to the Palestinian population.
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Israeli occupation forces today destroyed irrigation ponds in al-Jiftlik village, located to the north of Jericho in the Jordan Valley, said a local municipal source. video
Mayor of al-Jiftlik, Ahmad Abu Ghanem, said the Israeli occupation destroyed three ponds that were used to irrigate 70 dunums of village land, filling them with debris to discontinue their use. Yesterday, Israeli forces uprooted and seized some 100 palm trees in the village. Israel has severely restricted Palestinian access to water in the area, particularly the 23 underground wells used for agriculture. Local water springs are susceptible to dryness and depletion as a result of Israel’s control over water. |
The Israeli water company, Mekorot, has depleted the wells and has been granted a monopoly on the drilling, restoration, distribution and selling of Palestinian water. In contrast, Palestinians have been forbidden from constructing new wells or restoring existing ones.
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An Israeli occupation army force demolished today a room and razed land in Masafer Yatta in the south of the West Bank, reported Rateb al-Jabour, coordinator of the Wall and Settlements Resistance Committee.
He said the army demolished a room that was used as a shelter by Khalil Nawajeh and his family and razed land near the illegal settlement of Sossiya owned by the Shawaheen family. Israel is trying to empty this land of its Palestinian residents for the benefit of its illegal settlement expansion. It has demolished 381 structures in the West Bank, displacing 396 people since the start of this year, according to the United Nations humanitarian organization OCHA. |
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The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) on Wednesday delivered new demolition ultimatums against Palestinian homes in Jerusalem and Ramallah as part of an escalating campaign aimed at displacing the Palestinians.
According to local sources in Jerusalem, a crew from the Israeli municipality escorted by police forces stormed al-Sall’ah neighborhood in Jabel Mukaber district and handed Nihad Shiqirat a demolition notice against his house after the petition he had filed against the measure was rejected. video The house of Shiqirat is a two-story luxurious villa built on his own land. Meanwhile, the IOA in the West Bank handed Palestinian citizens in Ni’lin town in Ramallah demolition orders against homes and stop-work notices against agricultural lands. |
Local sources said that the IOA notified citizens of its intents to demolish four homes and ordered others to stop reclaiming several agricultural swaths of land in the town.
5 aug 2020
A group of Israeli settlers on Wednesday chopped off a number of Palestinian-owned olive trees in Kafr ad-Dik town in the West Bank district of Salfit.
Zaher Taha, the owner of the destroyed trees, said in press statements that a group of Israeli settlers from Brukhin settlement stormed his farmland and cut down 15 olive trees which he planted 4-6 years ago.
Taha said that this attack is not the first of its kind, explaining that settler gangs constantly attack his farmland and wreak havoc on it.
The Palestinian farmer added that in 2011 the Israeli occupation forces destroyed some of his equipment and demolished an over 100-year-old water well which he used for irrigation.
Settler attacks on Palestinian citizens and their property is commonplace in the West Bank, and they are rarely investigated by the Israeli authorities.
Zaher Taha, the owner of the destroyed trees, said in press statements that a group of Israeli settlers from Brukhin settlement stormed his farmland and cut down 15 olive trees which he planted 4-6 years ago.
Taha said that this attack is not the first of its kind, explaining that settler gangs constantly attack his farmland and wreak havoc on it.
The Palestinian farmer added that in 2011 the Israeli occupation forces destroyed some of his equipment and demolished an over 100-year-old water well which he used for irrigation.
Settler attacks on Palestinian citizens and their property is commonplace in the West Bank, and they are rarely investigated by the Israeli authorities.
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Israeli bulldozers Wednesday morning demolished three houses and a commercial structure in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, said a local activist.
Member of the Committee for the Defense of Silwan Land Khaled Abu Tayeh confirmed that Israeli police and staff of the Israeli Jerusalem municipality escorted bulldozers into Ein al-Lowza area in Silwan, where the heavy machineries demolished two houses belonging to siblings Samer and Suleiman al-Qaq. video The demolition was carried out two days after al-Qaq siblings received military demolition orders and evacuated their belongings. |
The bulldozers also demolished another house and a barbershop in the same area.
The house owner was identified as Sharif Amro video and the owner of the barbershop was identified as Amr Shiha.
All the demolitions were carried out under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Alon was forced to tear down his own 90-meter-square house video to avoid paying exorbitant costs if the Jerusalem municipality carries out the demolition itself, displacing his entire seven-member family. video video
Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center, a Silwan-based monitor, said that the Israeli municipality issued last month an order to demolish Alon's house without giving him any opportunity to appeal or delay the decision, noting that he's been trying to get a permit for eight years, but instead was fined with NIS 30,000.
Using the pretext of illegal building, Israel demolishes houses on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, the municipality and government build tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jews with a goal to offset the demographic balance in favor of the Jewish settlers in the occupied city.
Although Palestinians in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian Territory that has been subject to Israeli military occupation since 1967, they are denied their citizenship rights and are instead classified only as "residents" whose permits can be revoked if they move away from the city for more than a few years.
They are also discriminated against in all aspects of life including housing, employment and services, and are unable to access services in the West Bank due to the construction of Israel's separation wall.
The house owner was identified as Sharif Amro video and the owner of the barbershop was identified as Amr Shiha.
All the demolitions were carried out under the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Alon was forced to tear down his own 90-meter-square house video to avoid paying exorbitant costs if the Jerusalem municipality carries out the demolition itself, displacing his entire seven-member family. video video
Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center, a Silwan-based monitor, said that the Israeli municipality issued last month an order to demolish Alon's house without giving him any opportunity to appeal or delay the decision, noting that he's been trying to get a permit for eight years, but instead was fined with NIS 30,000.
Using the pretext of illegal building, Israel demolishes houses on a regular basis to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.
At the same time, the municipality and government build tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jews with a goal to offset the demographic balance in favor of the Jewish settlers in the occupied city.
Although Palestinians in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian Territory that has been subject to Israeli military occupation since 1967, they are denied their citizenship rights and are instead classified only as "residents" whose permits can be revoked if they move away from the city for more than a few years.
They are also discriminated against in all aspects of life including housing, employment and services, and are unable to access services in the West Bank due to the construction of Israel's separation wall.
Israeli forces today uprooted some 100 palm trees in the village of al-Jiftlik north of Jericho city in the Jordan Valleys, a local municipal source said.
Mayor of al-Jiftlik Ahmad Abu Ghanem told WAFA that the Israeli forces uprooted and seized some 100 palm trees in the area of al-Shuna.
The landlord was identified as Anwar Abu Joudeh, who planted the trees.
Horizontally located 33 kilometers to the north of Jericho, al-Jiftlik has a population of some 5,500, who predominantly depend on agriculture and livestock for their main source of livelihood. The villages occupies a total area of 185,032 dunums.
Under the Oslo Accords, an agreement made 25 years ago that was supposed to last just five years towards a self-governing country alongside Israel, Israel maintains full control over the village, classified as Area C, and has allowed the villagers to build within a small pocket of 972 dunams, which accounts for 0.005 of the total village area.
Israel has severely restricted Palestinian access to water in the area, particularly the 23 underground wells used for agriculture. Local water springs are susceptible to dryness and depletion as a result of Israel’s control over water.
The Israeli water company of Mekorot has depleted the wells and has been granted monopoly on the excavation, restoration, distribution and selling of water. In contrast, Palestinians have been forbidden from constructing new wells and restoring existing ones.
Israel has seized at least some 6,750 dunams belonging to the village for the construction of seven nearby colonial settlements, 4,550 dunums for the construction of a military base, besides to more land for opening settler-only by-pass Roads No. 90, 50, 505 and 508, and constructing colonial outposts, pushing the villagers into a crowded enclave, a ghetto, surrounded by walls, settlements and military installations.
Mayor of al-Jiftlik Ahmad Abu Ghanem told WAFA that the Israeli forces uprooted and seized some 100 palm trees in the area of al-Shuna.
The landlord was identified as Anwar Abu Joudeh, who planted the trees.
Horizontally located 33 kilometers to the north of Jericho, al-Jiftlik has a population of some 5,500, who predominantly depend on agriculture and livestock for their main source of livelihood. The villages occupies a total area of 185,032 dunums.
Under the Oslo Accords, an agreement made 25 years ago that was supposed to last just five years towards a self-governing country alongside Israel, Israel maintains full control over the village, classified as Area C, and has allowed the villagers to build within a small pocket of 972 dunams, which accounts for 0.005 of the total village area.
Israel has severely restricted Palestinian access to water in the area, particularly the 23 underground wells used for agriculture. Local water springs are susceptible to dryness and depletion as a result of Israel’s control over water.
The Israeli water company of Mekorot has depleted the wells and has been granted monopoly on the excavation, restoration, distribution and selling of water. In contrast, Palestinians have been forbidden from constructing new wells and restoring existing ones.
Israel has seized at least some 6,750 dunams belonging to the village for the construction of seven nearby colonial settlements, 4,550 dunums for the construction of a military base, besides to more land for opening settler-only by-pass Roads No. 90, 50, 505 and 508, and constructing colonial outposts, pushing the villagers into a crowded enclave, a ghetto, surrounded by walls, settlements and military installations.
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Israeli bulldozers today razed a large tract of land in the city of Dura, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to local sources.
Coordinator for the Anti-Wall and Settlement Committee Rateb al-Jabour said that Israeli forces escorted bulldozers to the land adjacent to the illegal Israeli colonial settlement of Negohot, where they heavy machines leveled it for to make room for settlement expansion. video The landowners were identified as the Ghannam and Odeh families. Al-Jabour called on all human rights organizations to intervene in order to halt the Israeli policies of land grab and property confiscation in favor of colonial settlement construction. |
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