HEBRON, January 5, 2016
(WAFA) – Israeli forces Tuesday confiscated construction materials
and equipment belonging to the municipality of Dahiriya, to the
southwest of Hebron, according to local sources.
An Israeli army force broke
into Wadi al-Khalil neighborhood outside the town, where they obstructed a
municipal project to open an agricultural road; run by Dahiriya municipality in
cooperation with Action Against Hunger (ACF).
Army seized some of the construction
materials and equipment used in the project, as well as handed over a notice to
stop the project immediately, under the pretext of lacking an Israeli-issued
work permit in the area.
The project area is located
in Area C of the West Bank, which is under full Israeli military and civil
control.
Israel hardly issues
construction permits for Palestinians in Area C and in East Jerusalem, focing
Palestinians to construct without obtaining an Israeli permit.
Issuing permits for
Palestinians, unlike for Jewish settlers, requires unreasonable fees that most
families cannot afford to pay.
The Israeli Committee
against House Demolitions (ICAHD) explains in a special report that “in almost
all cases Palestinians have no choice but to build ‘illegally’, as permits are
almost impossible to obtain.”
“Many Palestinians have
suffered multiple displacements, having lost their homes and livelihoods more
than once. Forced displacement has a series of immediate and longer-term
physical, socio-economic and psycho-social impacts on Palestinian families.”
It added, “It deprives them
of their home and land – often their main asset – and frequently results in
disruption to livelihoods, a reduced standard of living and limited access to
basic services. The impact on children can be particularly devastating,” said
the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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