On Tuesday, 12 June 2012, Israel’s Civil Administration distributed demolition orders to over 50 temporary structures in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the South Hebron Hills. Residents were given three days, until 15 June 2012, to appeal the orders through the Civil Administration’s Supreme Planning Council. Residents are planning to submit their opposition today (14 June 2012).If the demolition orders are carried out, this will be the third time that Israel has tried to expel the residents of Susiya from their lands.
14 January 2012Khan al-Ahmar school, Khan al-Ahmar (Abu al-Hilu)
Israel's Civil Administration is planning to forcibly relocate some 27,000 Bedouins living in Area C in the West Bank. At first, 20 communities, comprising some 2,300 people, will be uprooted from the area of the Ma'ale Adummim settlement and relocated to a site next to the Abu Dis garbage dump, east of Jerusalem. Members of the Khan al-Ahmar community explain how the move will affect them.
10 October 2011Khan al-Ahmar school, Khan al-Ahmar (Abu al-Hilu)
The Civil Administration has announced a plan to "relocate" the 27,000 Bedouins living in Area C in the West Bank. In Jan. 2012, some 2,300 Bedouins will be forcibly transferred to a site near the Abu Dis refuse dump, east of Jerusalem, in blatant contravention of international law, which prohibits the forced transfer of protected persons. The expulsion will advance the splitting up of the West Bank by enabling expansion of the Ma'ale Adummim settlement, exacerbating the injustice.
In the past four months, the Civil Administration has demolished all the structures in Khirbet Tana, a Bedouin village of 250 people in the Jordan Valley. Following the completion of the demolition, on 2 March, only a mosque was left standing in the village. The demolition is part of Israel's ongoing attempt to expel the Bedouin from the Jordan Valley.
12 August 2010Nab’ al-Ghazal (al-Farisiyah), Nab’ al-Ghazal (al-Farisiyah)
Last month, the Civil Administration demolished all the structures in al-Farsiya and in other Bedouin farming communities in the northern Jordan Valley, delivered dozens of demolition and eviction orders in additional communities, and confiscated water pumps.
Israel is effectively pressuring Palestinians to leave al-Hadidiyeh, a Bedouin community in the Jordan Valley, by denying building permits, repeatedly demolishing structures, and severely restricting movement. The community also reports harassment by settlers.
15 July 2009Arab a-Ramadin al-Janubi, 'Arab a-Ramadin al-Janubi
'Arab a-Ramadin al-Janubi is isolated in a Separation Barrier enclave that annexes a nearby settlement to Israel. Residents claim they have again been informed that they must relocate, although such a move contradicts Israel's explicit undertaking before the High Court.
The Civil Administration has issued orders to demolish most of the houses in the village of al-'Aqabah, which lies in the northern Jordan Valley, and many houses in other villages in the area. Israel's planning policy in the West Bank centers on preventing Palestinian construction and promoting expansion of settlements.
14 July 2008Arab a-Ramadin al-Janubi, 'Arab a-Ramadin al-Janubi
The village of 'Arab a-Ramadin al-Janubi is a Separation Barrier enclave. Residents say the Civil Administration recently demanded they relocate, contradicting Israel's explicit commitment to the High Court.
More than 200 Palestinians lived in Khirbet Qassa, west of Hebron. The village was an enclave in the area between the Green Line and the Separation Barrier, whose construction was recently completed.
Israel closed the Separation Barrier opening the children crossed to get to school in Bir Nebala. Their families have lived in East Jerusalem for decades, yet Israel does not recognize them as residents of the city or let the children study in East Jerusalem schools.
In several hours, Israel demolished six homes, agricultural structures, water tanks, two swimming pools and solar panels, and razed fruit trees in the Jordan Valley
The swimming pool and wall of the home in the village of 'Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahta demolished by the Civil Administration. Photo: 'Aref Dagharmeh, B'Tselem, 29 Feb. 2024.
On Thursday morning, 29 Feb. 2024, at around 6:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort, two diggers and a bulldozer at the village of ‘Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahta, west of Jericho. The forces demolished an agricultural rainwater pool along with a stone wall and barbed wire fence that surrounded it. They also demolished a home, a concrete wall around it and a swimming pool, vandalized eight water tanks, and razed fruit trees in the yard.
At around 7:00 A.M., the forces arrived at the area of Satih, south of Jericho. They demolished two homes, leaving two families numbering nine people, three of them minors, homeless. They also demolished a vacation home belonging to another family, a fence surrounding it and a swimming pool, vandalized two water tanks and razed about 60 fruit trees. In addition, they demolished an agricultural structure and a water tank belonging to a fourth family.
At around 8:00 A.M., the forces arrived at the area of al-Matar, east of Jericho. They demolished two vacation homes, a structure used for storage, three water tanks, two swimming pools and solar panels belonging to two families that live in East Jerusalem.
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The swimming pool before the demolition. Photo courtesy of local residents
