Tag Archives: Water
Israeli Occupation Orders Palestinians To Halt Work On EU Funded Water Tanks (Water Apartheid)
HEBRON, August 9, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces ordered the village council of Khellet al-Mayyeh, a locale to the east of Yatta, south of Hebron, to stop the construction work on two water tanks funded by the European Union, Sunday reported to a local activist.
Coordinator of the popular committee against the wall and settlements, Rateb Jabour, told WAFA that soldiers handed head the of Yatta village council, Khaled Abu Humaid, a notice ordering them to stop the construction works on two 1700 cubic meters water tanks. The order cited ‘unpermitted construction’ as a pretext.
Meanwhile, soldiers photographed a number of water wells belonging to several locals in the southern part of the locale. The same soldiers photographed sheds, tents, and other water wells in the village of Umm al-Khair to the east of Yatta.
Issuance of construction permits for Palestinians living in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli jurisdiction, is strictly limited, forcing Palestinians residing in such areas to embark on construction without obtaining a permit.
Humanitarian and legal bodies and institutions including the United Nations, OCHA and B’Tselem confirm that the planning policies applied by Israel in Area C and East Jerusalem discriminate against Palestinians, making it extremely difficult for them to obtain building permits.
“As a result, many Palestinians build without permits to meet their housing needs and risk having their structures demolished. Palestinians must have the opportunity to participate in a fair and equitable planning system that ensures their needs are met,” OCHA reports.
T.R/M.H
Headlines From Palestine: June 1, 2015
Palestine Football Association Denies Voting For Blatter
The Palestinian Football Association on Saturday denied reports that its head, Jibril Rajoub, had voted for Sepp Blatter in the election of the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) on Friday.
Water Apartheid: Palestinian Artesianal Well Owner Handed Demolition Order By Israeli Occupation Forces
Israeli occupation forces on June 1st handed notices of demolition to the owner of an Artesian well in Ta’nak village West the city of Jenin, southern West Bank.
Why Palestinian MP Jarar Must Be Released From Israeli Occupation Prison
What’s the point of a military justice system if a court decision to release an accused is met with a threat by the prosecution to hold her without trial?
Israeli Extremists Attack Palestinian Citizens While Israeli Soldiers Watch
Israeli settlers from Beit Hadassa, Beboya and Ramat Yishai settlements on Saturday attacked citizens from Tel Rumeideh, central Hebron using sharp tools.
Israeli Extremists Set Palestinian-Owned House On Fire In Hebron
Israeli settlers on Sunday set a Palestinian-owned house on fire in the city of Hebron, partially burning the exterior of the house, according to local activist.
Palestinian Children Facing Torture In Israeli Occupation Prisons
Palestinian children are being beaten and tortured in a “heinous” way by Israeli soldiers during interrogation, a Palestinian Authority lawyer has said.
Water Apartheid: Palestinian Artesianal Well Owner Handed Demolition Order By Israeli Occupation Forces
Israeli occupation forces on June 1st handed notices of demolition to the owner of an Artesian well in Ta’nak village West the city of Jenin, southern West Bank.
Local sources said that IOF gave Sulaiman Sulaiman threats to demolish the well, which was his property, under the pretext of no construction permit.
Israeli forces as well arrested Ghassan Al-Atrash (40) from his home in Jenin, after raiding his home, alongside his brothers and parents’ homes.
Israeli Occupation Forces Order Demolition of Palestinian Water Reservoir And Home in Hebron
HEBRON, May 26, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces handed Tuesday two local residents of al-Kom locality and Idhna town to the southwest and west of Hebron respectively orders to demolish their properties, said local municipal sources.
Sources from Al-Yasiriya Municipality said that an Israeli army force and ‘Civil Administration’ officers broke into al-Kom locality and handed Mohammad al-Rjoub, a local resident, a notice indicating their intent to demolish a water reservoir he owns in Qusin area.
This was not the first time al-Rjoub was handed a notice to demolish his property; this is the second time he receives such notice to demolish his water cistern.
Meanwhile, forces broke into Wadi al-Naqiya (al-Naqiya valley) in the western section of Idhna, where they handed ‘Adnan al-Batan a notice notifying him of their intention to demolish his house purportedly for building without license, WAFA correspondent reported sources from Idhna Municipality as saying.
The home slated for demolition occupies a 130-square-meters area and has been populated since 2009.
Mayor of Idhna ‘Abdul-Fattah Islaimya was reported as saying that these Israeli practices are intended to displace local Palestinians from their homes.
He noted that the locality of Wadi-al-Naqiya has been populated by Palestinians for several decades. It is connected to municipal utility services and has access to other municipal services.
Issuance of construction permits for Palestinians living in Area C, under full Israeli administrative and military control, is strictly limited, forcing Palestinians residing in such areas to embark on construction without obtaining a permit to provide a shelter for themselves and their families, risking in the process having their homes demolished.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), between December 30, 2014 and January 12, 2015, the Israeli authorities demolished 27 Palestinian structures in Area C of the West Bank and five in East Jerusalem, in addition to two self demolition incidents, due to lack of Israeli-issued building permits.
Al-Maqdisi Institute reported that between the years 2000 and 2014, the Israeli authorities demolished around 1,342 buildings in East Jerusalem (the areas annexed by Israel in 1967), which has resulted in the displacement of approximately 5,760 people.
Data also showed an increase in the cases of residents being forced to demolish their own houses: 340 people were forced to demolish their own homes during the period 2000-2014; the highest rate of self-demolition was recorded in 2010 with 70 demolitions and 49 in 2009.
Many families are forced to demolish their homes with their own hands to avoid the high cost of paying for Israeli government bulldozers.
K.F./T.R.
Israeli Occupation Places Land Mines Around Palestinian Water Spring, Deprives Shepherds of Main Water Source
HEBRON, May 7, 2015 (WAFA)– Israeli forces Thursday planted explosive mines and placed a barbered wire around a water spring in Um Lasfeh area to the south of Hebron, depriving locals of a main water source used by shepherds for grazing purposes, said a local activist.
Coordinator of the anti wall and settlement national committee, Rateb Jabour, informed WAFA that Israeli forces planted mines and placed a 250-square-meter long barbered wire around the spring, preventing locals’ access to it.
He called on all relevant sides to intervene and protect the locals from Israel’s ‘arrogant’ measures, which he stressed, aim to force Palestinians out of their land in order to hand it over to illegal settlers.
T.R.
Headlines From Palestine: April 30, 2015
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This MUST Stop! Israeli Occupation Police Detain, Interrogate 7-Year-Old Palestinian Boy For 8 HOURS!
Undercover Israeli operatives detained and interrogated a 7-year-old Palestinian boy and his twelve-year-old brother in occupied East Jerusalem Tuesday.
(AFP/ Mohammed Abed)
Hamas Attacks Gaza Unity Protest
Police in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip beat and arrested protesters on Wednesday at a youth rally in the north of the besieged coastal territory
Israeli Occupation To Demolish Palestinian Water Wells in Hebron
The Israeli authorities Wednesday notified local residents of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, of their intention to demolish a number of water wells used by locals for drinking and irrigation in the area, according to local sources.
Israeli Occupation Forces Violently Disperse Palestinian Rally Against Road Closure
Israeli polices forces violently dispersed a Palestinian protest in the occupied East Jerusalem village of al-Tur on Wednesday, amid complaints that authorities’ closure of the village’s main road is a form of “collective punishment” against locals.
Israeli Occupation Detains Four Palestinians, Summons Another For Interrogation
Israeli forces Thursday detained four Palestinians and summoned another during raids across Jenin and Hebron districts, said security sources.
Israeli Occupation To Demolish Palestinian Water Wells in Hebron
HEBRON, April 29, 2015 (WAFA) – The Israeli authorities Wednesday notified local residents of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, of their intention to demolish a number of water wells used by locals for drinking and irrigation in the area, according to local sources.
Coordinator of the Anti-Settlement Committee in Hebron, Rateb Jabour, said an army force accompanied by staff from the Israeli Civil Administration broke into eastern part of Yatta town, and handed local residents notices informing them about their intent to demolish the water wells.
The wells were built with funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and Action Against Hunger Association to help meet the needs of locals who suffer from water scarcity in that area, particularly during the summer time. Locals depend on these wells to provide them with drinking water, and for crops’ irrigation.
Masafer Yatta, a collection of almost 19 hamlets, relies heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood. Located in Area C of the West Bank under full Israeli administrative and military control, the village has been subject to repeated Israeli violations by settlers and army soldiers targeting their main source of living, livestock.
The congregation relies heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood, and has been a frequent target for recurrent Israeli assaults.
Israeli violations against the area include demolition of animal barns, homes and residential structures. It is located in Area C of the West Bank, under tight Israeli control, and issuance of construction permits by Israel in the area is strictly limited.
M.N/T.R
Israeli Occupation Demolish Water Cistern, Uproot Olive Trees In Palestine
JENIN, March 24, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Tuesday demolished a water cistern, uprooted olive trees and handed two demolition orders in Ta‘annak village to the west of Jenin and al-Kom locality to the southwest of Hebron.
Escorting a bulldozer, large Israeli troops, consisting of at least 10 vehicles, raided Ta‘annak, where they proceeded to demolish a 50-meter-deep water cistern that is used to provide local farmers in this village as well as Rummana, Zboba, Silat al-Harithiya and al-Yamoun with water for irrigation, said ‘Abdul-Rahman Zyoud, a local farmer and owner of the water cistern.
Zyoud added that forces also demolished a retaining wall and uprooted olive trees in Marj Ibn ‘Amer area.
Meanwhile in Hebron, forces handed demolition orders to two Palestinians who own two houses and water cistern in al-Kom locality.
According to Isma‘il Ahmad, a local resident, forces handed ‘Arafat and Ahmad al-Rjoub orders to demolish their houses. Another local identified as Muhammad al-Rjoub was handed an order to demolish his water cistern.
Meanwhile, protected by Israeli forces, settlers from ‘Ramat Yishai’, an illegal settlement outpost constructed on Tal Rumedia in central Hebron, broke into Palestinian lands in Jabal al-Rahma area.
Forces also broke into several Hebron neighborhoods and set up roadblocks at the entrances of both Sa‘ir and Halhul as well as the northern entrance of Hebron, where they stopped and inspected vehicles with Palestinian registration plates travelling along the way and inspected passengers’ identity cards.
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Headlines From Palestine: March 22, 2015
West Bank And Occupied Lands
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Masked Israeli Terrorists Injure 6 Year Old Palestinian Girl In Attack
Masked Israeli settlers from the settlement of Ma’on south of Hebron threw stones at a group of Palestinians injuring a six-year-old child on Saturday.
Jerusalem At Boiling Point Of Polarization And Violence, EU Report Says
A report put together by heads of European missions in Jerusalem warned that the city has reached a dangerous boiling point, and that the rising violence and polarization are threatening the “viability of the two-state solution,” revealed the Guardian.
Water Apartheid: Unfair Distribution Of Water In Palestine Due To Israeli Control
Palestine continues to suffer from the unfair distribution of water sources in light of the almost full Israeli control, said Palestinian central bureau of statistics (PCBS) and the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) said Sunday.
Political Arrests And Prisoners
15 Palestinians With Cancer At Risk In Israeli Occupation Prison
Fifteen Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons are suffering from cancer and are at risk of dying, the Hossam Association of Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners has said.
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Rats Invade Israeli Occupation Prisoner Cells Where Palestinians Are Held
The Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on Sunday made official complaint to the Prisoner studies center, regarding the spread of rats and insects in the waiting rooms, prisoner warehouses and even cells, without the least concern of the prison administration on this phenomenon.
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Israel Arrests Three Palestinians In Jerusalem, Hebron, Summon One for Interrogation
Israeli police Sunday arrested two Palestinians, including an elderly, from the Jerusalem area, whereas Israeli army arrested a Palestinian from Hebron’s Yatta town and summoned another for interrogation, according to security sources and witnesses.
Politics
Obama Rips Netanyahu Over Arab Voter Comments
US President Barack Obama criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his warning that Palestinians with Israeli citizenship would vote “in droves.”
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