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Demolishing residential and Agricultural facilities in Wad Al-Ahmar / North Jericho
Violation: Demolishing Residential and agricultural facilities on the pretext of building without licenses.
Location: Khirbet Al-Wad Al-Ahmar / North Jericho.
Date: July 1st 2020.
Perpetrator: The Israeli Occupation Forces and the building and organization department in the Israeli Occupation Civil Administration.
Victims: 8 Palestinian families.
Description:
Thursday, July 1st 2020, the Israeli Occupation forces demolished residential and agricultural facilities belong to 5 families in “Wad Al-Ahmar” north Fasayel village in Jericho governorate.
The Israeli Occupation Forces accompanied by two military bulldozer raided the area, and carried out the demolition.
The following table shows more information about the targeted facilities:
Affected citizen
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Family members
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Children under 18
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Heads of Sheep
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Military order number
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The targeted facilities
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Residential tent
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Sheep tent
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others
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Ibrahim Suliman Ali Abu ‘Arouj
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9
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6
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270
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61211
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2 Residential tents built of plastic sheets and a metal body (each one has a total area of 60 m2)
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3 Sheep tent (each = 60 m2)
An open barn 200 m2
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Taboon, Kitchen tent , feeds tent 12 m2 , feeders
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Ra’afat Ibrahim Suliman Abu ‘Arouj
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4
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2
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90
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Residential tent built of plastic sheets and a metal body 60 m2
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Sheep tent 50 m2
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Feeders , barn 90 m2
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Isma’il Ahmad Mohammed Sawarka
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7
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5
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300
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61212
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Residential tent with a total area of 90 m2
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Two sheep tents with a total area of 75 m2
Small tent 24 m2
Barn 200 m2
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Kitchen
Taboon
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‘Atta Ibrahim Mohammed Sweidat
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8
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6
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200
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61210
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2 residential tent with a total area of 75 m2 for each
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2 sheep tents with a total area of 90 m2 for each
Sheep barn 200 m2
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Kitchen
Taboon
Feeder
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Suliman ‘Atta Ibrahim Sweidat
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6
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4
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80
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Residential tent with a total area of 60 m2
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Sheep tent 75 m2
Sheep tent 150 m2
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Kitchen
Taboon
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Reportedly, The targeted families received final halt of work and demolition notices in June 22nd 2020 .
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‘Atta Al-Suweidat (67) told LRC:
“In June 22nd 2020, We received demolition notices , where they claimed that they gave us halt of work notices in May 17th 2020.
We have been living in this area for many years and never received a halt of work notice as the occupation claims; we are herders and we live a very simple life , through demolishing our residences the occupation made our lives even more difficult.”
International Conventions and agreements pertaining to house and residents demolition:
Article 147 of Geneva fourth convention: extensive destruction and appropriation of property not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly. (it is considered a serious violation of the convention)
Article 53 of Geneva fourth convention that forbids destroying properties: 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 co-operative organizations, is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations.
Article 33 of Geneva fourth convention: No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed.
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