Demolitions and confiscations in communities facing expulsion

17 November 2020 خ. عاطوف, خلة خضر (الفارسية), فروش بيت دجن, Kh. 'Atuf, Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah), Frush Beit Dajan, Kh. 'Atuf, Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah), Frush Beit Dajan

Confiscations and demolitions in Jordan Valley

On Tuesday morning, 17 November 2020, at around 9:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a military jeep escort and a bulldozer to northeast Khirbet ‘Atuf. The forces demolished a tin shack with a cement floor intended for agricultural use, after the owner – a community resident – was issued a stop-work order on 10 May 2020. Later that morning, at around 11:00 A.M., soldiers came with a bulldozer to the village of Furush Beit Dajan and demolished an agricultural pool owned by a resident. At around noon, forces came with a digger to Khirbet Um al-Jamal, where they dismantled and confiscated a wooden hut that three activists from Tubas and Ramallah had set up in solidarity with area residents. Two days earlier, on 15 November 2020, soldiers had detained the activists and confiscated a car belonging to one of them. At around 1:00 P.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a military jeep escort and a crane truck to the community of Khallet Khader in the village of al-Farisiyah. The forces dismantled and confiscated a prefab that housed a family of three, including a child. They also demolished an outhouse and a water container. All three structures were donated to the family by a humanitarian aid organization after Israeli forces demolished their home on 19 October 2020.

15 November 2020

Confiscations and detention in the Jordan Valley

On Sunday afternoon, 15 November 2020, soldiers arrived in a military jeep at the area of Khirbet Um al-Jamal in the northern Jordan Valley and detained a resident of Tubas and two residents of Ramallah who had set up a tent in solidarity with the local villagers. The soldiers took the three to a military camp southeast of Khirbet Samrah, where they were detained for around two hours and released. The Tubas resident’s car was confiscated. That evening, soldiers arrived at farmland in two areas known as a-Rawaq and Midan al-‘Abed , east of al-Hadidiyah in the northern Jordan Valley, and confiscated four tractors being used to cultivate the land of families from Tubas. Three of the tractors belong to a resident of Tubas and the fourth to a resident of Khallet Makhul. The soldiers ordered the drivers to take the vehicles to the settlement of Ro’i, and from there to a military camp east of Khirbet Samrah.

10 November 2020 خ. عين الحلوة, Kh. 'Ein al-Hilweh, Kh. 'Ein al-Hilweh

Israel Parks and Nature Authority confiscate cows owned by ‘Ein al-Hilweh residents

On Tuesday, 10 November 2020, inspectors from the Israel Parks and Nature Authority confiscated four cows owned by two brothers, residents of ‘Ein al-Hilweh, that were out grazing alone. Residents who were in the area alerted the owners, but no one informed them where the cows had been taken. After four days of inquiries with the Israeli DCO, it transpired that they had been taken to a military camp south of al-Jiftlik. When the owners got there, they were ordered to pay a fine of 5,920 shekels (~1,760 USD) and only then given the cows back.

3 November 2020 خ. إبزيق, Kh. Ibziq, Kh. Ibziq

Israel confiscates vehicles in the Jordan Valley

On Tuesday night, 3 November 2020, at around 10:00 P.M., Civil Administration personnel came with dozens of soldiers to the Palestinian community of Khirbet Ibzik in the northern Jordan Valley. The forces blocked the entrances to the community and spread out among the homes. They stayed in the area until 9:00 A.M. and confiscated nine tractors, five water containers, five utility trailers, and two cars of residents.

3 November 2020 خ. حمصة, Kh. Humsah, Kh. Humsah al-Foqa

Israel demolishes the entire community of Khirbet Humsah in the northern Jordan Valley

On 3 November 2020, at around 11:00 A.M., the Civil Administration came with a military escort, two bulldozers and two diggers to the community of Khirbet Humsah in the northern Jordan Valley. The forces demolished 18 tents and sheds that housed 11 families, numbering 74 people in total, 41 of them minors. The forces also demolished 29 tents and sheds used as livestock enclosures, three storage sheds, nine tents used as kitchens, 10 portable toilets, 10 livestock pens, 23 water containers, two solar panels, and feeding and watering troughs for livestock. They also destroyed more than 30 tons of fodder for livestock and confiscated a vehicle and two tractors belonging to three residents.

2 November 2020 خ. إبزيق, فروش بيت دجن, عين البيضا, Kh. Ibziq, Beit Dajan, Ein al-Beida, Kh. Ibziq, Frush Beit Dajan, 'Ein al-Beida

Confiscations in the Jordan Valley

On Sunday, 1 November 2020, at around 10:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived at the Palestinian community of Khirbet Ibziq in the Jordan Valley. The forces delivered a warning order to desist from “antiquity destruction” for tents owned by one of the residents. They continued to the community’s school, where they ordered the council head to remove a bus that was donated to the community to serve as a classroom or for storage, under threat of confiscation. In the afternoon, Civil Administration personnel arrived at the village of Furush Beit Dajan in the Jordan Valley. They confiscated a digger owned by a resident of Marj Na’jah that area farmers were using to build a reservoir. The forces drove the digger to the al-Hamra checkpoint. In the evening, a military jeep arrived at the area of Jabaris, west of the village of ‘Ein al-Beida. The soldiers confiscated a tractor owned by a village resident and drove it to a settlement. From there it was transferred to the Brosh Habik’a military camp.

2 November 2020 خ. سوسيا, Kh. Susiya, Kh. Susiya

Israel demolishes home under construction intended to house a family of six, east of Susiya

On Monday morning, 2 November 2020, Civil Administration personnel came with a Border Police escort and a bulldozer to the area of Ghzewi, east of Khirbet Susiya in the South Hebron Hills. The forces demolished a home under construction that was intended to house a family of seven – a mother and six children under the age of 18. The demolition was carried out by power of Military Order 1797.

28 October 2020 عرب ابو هندي, المنطار (القدس), Arb Abu al-Hindy, al-Muntar (al-Quds), Wadi Abu al-Hindy, al-Muntar

Israel demolishes three homes in two al-Quds District communities

This morning, Wednesday, 28 October 2020, at around 7:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a Border Police escort to the community of Wadi Abu al-Hindy in al-Quds District, southeast of the town of al-‘Eizariyah. The forces dismantled and confiscated a wooden and tin structure intended as a couple’s home. The forces later continued to the community of al-Muntar, where they dismantled and confiscated two wooden and tin structures, one intended as a couple’s home and another as a seasonal residence for a family of five from a-Sawahrah.

28 October 2020 مغاير العبيد, خ. المجاز, خ. الفخيت, Maghayir al-'Abid, Kh. al-Majaz, Kh. al-Fakhit, Maghayir al-'Abid, Kh. al-Majaz, Kh. al-Fakhit

Israel destroys water supply line in Masafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills

Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2020, at around 10:30 A.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a military jeep and a digger to the Masafer Yatta region of the South Hebron Hills. The forces dug up and destroyed a 1.5 kilometer stretch of piping, thereby cutting off the water supply to the communities of Maghayir al-‘Abid and Khirbet al-Majaz. The forces later continued to the area of Khirbet al-Fakhit, where they unearthed a water pipe but left without destroying it.

27 October 2020 بيرين, Birin, Birin

Israel demolishes a home and a cistern in the Palestinian community of Birin

Today, Tuesday morning, 27 October 2020, Civil Administration personnel came with a Border Police escort and a bulldozer to the Palestinian community of Birin, northeast of the town of Yatta in Hebron District. The forces demolished a stone house that was home to a family of five, including three children. The demolition was carried out by power of Military Order 1797. The forces also demolished a cistern belonging to the family.

21 October 2020 تل الصمادي, Tal a-Smadi, Tal a-Smadi (al-Jiftlik)

Israel dismantles and confiscates shack, outhouse and water container in the Jordan Valley

On Wednesday morning, 21 October 2020, Civil Administration personnel came with a military jeep and a crane truck to the community of Tal a-Smadi, which lies northwest of the village of al-Jiftlik in the Jordan Valley. The forces dismantled and confiscated an outhouse, a plastic water container and a shack that was home to a couple. All three structures were donated to the couple by a humanitarian aid organization after the Civil Administration demolished their home on 30 September 2020.

19 October 2020 خلة خضر (الفارسية), خ. تل الحمة, Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah), Kh. Tall al-Himma, Khallet Khader (al-Farisiyah), Kh. Tall al-Himma

Demolitions and confiscations in the Jordan Valley

On Monday morning, 19 October 2020, at around 10:00 A.M., soldiers came with a bulldozer to the community of Khallet Khader in the area of al-Farisiyah in the northern Jordan Valley. The forces demolished a tin-roofed cinderblock structure that was home to a family of three, including one child. The Civil Administration had delivered the family a demolition order by power of Military Order 1797 on 13 October. The forces also confiscated a generator and a private car from the family, and demolished a water reservoir used for the community’s livestock. Khallet Khader lies in the area of al-Farisiyah, which the Israeli military designated a firing zone, near the settlements of Shadmot Mehola and Rotem. The residents make a living as shepherds and farmers, and most live in there in certain seasons only. On Thursday, 15 October 2020, at around 2:00 P.M., soldiers and police officers came to the community of Khirbet Tal al-Himma in the Jordan Valley. The forces confiscated a bulldozer and a truck owned by a contractor from Nablus, which were being used to carry out work for one of the community’s families, without delivering a confiscation order. The forces ordered the drivers to drive the vehicles to the adjacent settlement of Mehola.