Uprooting Palestinian Trees

And Leveling Agricultural Land

The Fourth Report on Israeli Land Sweeping and Demolition of Palestinian Buildings and Facilities in the Gaza Strip

25^th January, 2001

Introduction:

This is the fourth specialized report by PCHR on the razing of land and demolishing of houses and civilian facilities by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.  These reports began with the outbreak of clashes between Palestinian civilians and the Israeli occupation forces on September 29, 2000.  This report covers the period of December 19, 2000 – January 15, 2001, continuing our past two reports, which covered the period of September 29 – December 18, 2000.  

During the period of September 29 – January 15, 2001, the Israeli occupation forces razed 6291.5 donums of land in the Gaza Strip, about 4776.5 donums (76%) of which were agricultural lands, and about 1515 donums (24%) were wooded and sandy areas.  During the period of December 19, 2000 – January 15, 2001, the Israeli occupation forces razed 1835.5 donums of land, about 1240.5 donums (67.6%) of which were agricultural lands and 595 donums (32.4%) were wooded lands. These figures do not include houses and civilian and agricultural facilities established on these properties, which were also razed and demolished. Bulldozers of the Israeli occupation forces also demolished 85 Palestinian houses on razed areas during the period of September 29, 2000 – January 15, 2001, making their residents homeless.

What the Israeli occupation forces are doing in the occupied Palestinian territories against Palestinian land and property is an implementation of the policies of Israeli governments aimed at creating new facts on the ground that are irreversible.  The uprooting of thousands of fruitful trees and the destruction of greenhouses, which are the bases of the Palestinian agricultural sector, will cause financial losses for several years in the future, if we assume that Palestinian civilians will be able to replant their land in the future.  But, there is real danger these lands may never be regained by Palestinian farmers.  Illegal Israeli settlements may well annex parts of these razed areas or they may be used for military posts, bypass roads, or security space for the Israeli occupation forces.  These actions are blatant violations of individual and collective economic and social rights.

The actions of the Israeli occupation forces in the occupied Palestinian territories are blatant violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (1949).  Article 53 of the Convention states: “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 147 of the Convention prohibits: “…extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity…”

Land razing and property destruction carried out largely by the Israeli occupation forces, are part of a range of collective penalties and measures of intimidation and terrorism against civilians.  All of this is prohibited by Article 33 of the Convention, which states: “No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed.  Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”

The razing has included about 6300 donums of agricultural and wooded land since the outbreak of clashes between Palestinian civilians and the Israeli occupation forces.  During the same period, the Israeli occupation forces demolished 88 houses, destroyed civilian and agricultural facilities and uprooted thousands of fruit-bearing trees.  It is expected that these forces will systematically continue these actions as they control 42% of the area of the Gaza Strip – out of a total of 365 square kilometers.  This will lead to further deterioration of the economic and social rights of Palestinian civilians.  The Israeli occupation forces aim at creating new facts on the ground as they have continued to reinforce their presence and to establish new military posts in the Gaza Strip.

PCHR condemns these illegal actions carried out by the Israeli occupation forces.  PCHR reiterates its call for the international community, especially the High Contracting Parties (HCPs) to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to take practical deterrent measures against the Israeli military occupation authorities.  PCHR also calls on these HCPs to activate Article 1 of the Convention, to ensure its respect, and to put an end to frequent attacks on civilian residents’ property.

PCHR calls upon the international community to immediately provide international protection for Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories as a basic step to stopping Israeli aggression against Palestinian lives and properties.

The following section of this report details the razing and demolition carried out by the Israeli occupation forces during the period of December 19, 2000 – January 15, 2001.  At the end of the report, there are two tables showing the tracts of land razed and houses demolished from September 29, 2000 to January 15, 2001.

Rafah:

December 30, 2000:

The Israeli occupation forces completely demolished the house of Anwar Humeid Hamdan Qeshta, a 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which seven people used to live.  These forces had started to demolish the house on the previous day.  The house was on the southern side of the branch road of the Rafah-Khan Yunis western road.  The road leads to the Gush Qatif settlement block (Oraybeh road), 300 meters to the west of the junction on Rafah-Khan Yunis western road.  PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the Israeli occupation forces also razed a 14-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by the family, near the house.  In addition, these forces destroyed an irrigation network, an electricity network, an agricultural pool and agricultural equipment.  The Israeli occupation forces also destroyed a well that was used in irrigating more than 150 donums of agricultural land.  Mousa Zayed Abu Jazar owned the well.  It was located 90 meters to the west of the above-mentioned junction.

At the same time, the Israeli occupation forces continued to put muddy shelters on both sides of Oraybeh road.  Bulldozers of these forces transferred mud from leveled areas of agricultural land along the road for this purpose.  Trucks of the Israeli occupation forces also started to transport five caravans from Morag settlement to a military site at the end of Oraybeh road, in the vicinity of Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area in Rafah and Kham Yunis.

Monday, January 1, 2001

 In the evening, at approximately 17:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces started to raze areas of agricultural land near Morag settlement in the east of Rafah.  This land is 600 meters to the east of the junction on the Rafah-Khan Yunis western road, leading to Morag settlement.  PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the Israeli occupation forces razed a five-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables and olives, owned by Mohammed Ibrahim Eshteiwi Dhuheir and his brothers.

Wednesday, January 3, 2001

 In the evening, at approximately 22:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces started to raze areas of agricultural land near the border, in the Tal-Zourob area in the southwest of Rafah.  The land was located east of a military site of the Israeli occupation forces at the border.  PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that the Israeli occupation forces razed a five-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives and palms, owned by Ziad Sheheteh Saleh Zourob.  In addition, a greenhouse on the same tract of land, planted with vegetables, was destroyed.  PCHR’s field officer added that some greenhouses in the affected area were severely damaged because Israeli occupation forces positioned at the border fired artillery shells and flares at the area.

Saturday, January 6, 2001

 In the evening, the Israeli occupation forces razed agricultural land in the area of Al-Shouka in the east of Rafah, near the border.  These forces razed a three-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, palms, and vegetables, owned by Hmeidan Hammad El-Debari and farmed by his grandsons.  They also destroyed an agricultural pool and an irrigation network.  PCHR’s field officer in Rafah reported that bulldozers of the Israeli occupation forces closed five muddy roads used by Palestinian farmers to reach their agricultural lands, and razed wooded areas on the sides of these roads.

Khan Yunis:

Friday, December 29, 2000

 From midnight until 11:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces leveled more areas of agricultural land in Khan Yunis.  This particular action included agricultural land and facilities in the eastern area of the village of Al-Fokhari adjacent to the border.  PCHR’s field officer in Khan Yunis reported that the Israeli occupation forces leveled:

                              1)         Taha Abdel-Azziz and Mahmoud El-Zaqzouq’s 30-donum area of land, 27 donums of which were planted with almonds, olives, and vegetables.  The remainder of the tract of land was devoted to farms of birds and sheep, stores of feed and agricultural equipment.  These were all destroyed and the birds and sheep were killed.  In addition, an irrigation network, a water pump and agricultural fertilizer pumps were destroyed. Israeli occupation force Bulldozers also destroyed around 200 beehives on the property.

                              2)         A 20-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables and almonds, owned by Hussein Mustafa Kaware’ and brothers.  An irrigation network was also destroyed.

                              3)         An eight-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by Ramadan Eshteiwi Attaya.  In addition, a room, a water motor and an irrigation network were destroyed.

                              4)         A six-donum area of agricultural land planted with almonds, owned by Mohammed Salim Ahmed Attaya.

                              5)         A five-donum area of agricultural land planted with almonds, owned by Mohammed Abel-Karim Al-Farra.

                              6)         A seven-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Sae’b Al-Farra.

Monday, January 15, 2001

 Hundreds of settlers from the Gush Qatif settlement Block burst into the Al-Mawasi (agricultural) area in the west of Khan Yunis.  This land is under the control of the Israeli occupation forces.  The settlers attacked the properties of Palestinian citizens at the seashore and in Al-Mawasi area.[1]  In addition to the damage from theses attacks, settlers razed areas of agricultural land, demolished or burnt greenhouses and agricultural facilities, and destroyed irrigation networks, as follows:

                              1)  They razed a three-donum area of agricultural land planted with guavas, and a greenhouse planted with vegetables, owned by Ibrahim El-Shae’r.

                              2)  They razed six greenhouses on a 6.5-donum area of agricultural land, owned by Salim Abdel-Mo’ti El-Salqawi.

                              3)  They razed a two-donum area of agricultural land planted with guavas and palms, owned by Khalil Abdel-Shafouq El-A’badleh.

                              4)  They razed a two-donum area of agricultural land planted with guavas, and they demolished three stores and a part of a bird farm, owned by Hhassan El-A’badleh.

                              5)  They burned two greenhouses planted with vegetables owned by Mohammed Mohammed El-Zeq.

                              6)  They partially burned two greenhouses planted with vegetables, owned by E’id Zourob.

                              7)  They destroyed a greenhouse planted with vegetables, owned by E’zzat Tafiq El-Astal.

                              8)  They burned and destroyed a room and a water pump, owned by Saqer El-Agha.

                              9)  They demolished a room, destroyed a well and a water pump, and they razed a one-donum area of agricultural land planted with guavas, owned by Mohammed Omar El-Astal.

                            10)          They destroyed an irrigation network and a water pump, on land owned by the children of Abdel-Rahman Al-Farra, opposite the entrance of Neve Dekalim settlement.

                            11)          They destroyed an irrigation network on a tract of agricultural land, owned by Sabri Al-Najjar.

                            12)          They burned two greenhouses which stood on a two-donum area of agricultural land, owned by Samir Joma’a Al-Najjar.

The Middle Area:

Tuesday, December 19, 2000

 At approximately 23:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces started to raze areas of agricultural land and to demolish civilian facilities, to the south of the branch road of Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip), leading to the Gush Qatif settlement block (Al-Matahen junction).  The affected areas are about 700m to the west of Salah El-Din Street and are located in Al-Qarara.  PCHR’s field officer in the middle area reported that the Israeli occupation forces:

                              1)         Demolished a 200-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, in which 11 people lived, owned by Muttair Abed Rabbo Abu Houli.  The house was completely demolished without its residents being able to remove their furniture or belongings.  In addition, the Israeli occupation forces destroyed a well adjacent to the house owned by the same individual.

                              2)         Razed a three-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by Abdel-Qader Abu Houli and his brothers. 

Friday, December 22, 2000

 At noon, the Israeli occupation forces razed areas of agricultural land to the northeast of Kfar Darom settlement.  This new attack lasted for four hours and included areas of agricultural land in Deir El-Balah, about 40m away from the northeastern borders of the settlement.  PCHR’s field officer in the middle area reported that the Israeli occupation forces razed:

                              1)         A seven-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Ghanem El-Ma’ni.

                              2)         A three-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Ahmed El-Ma’ni.

                              3)         A one-donum area of agricultural land, owned by Mohammed El-Ma’ni, on which a greenhouse was planted with vegetables.

                              4)         A three-donum area of agricultural land, owned by Mohammed A’aref Baraka, on which three greenhouses were planted with vegetables.

                              5)         A 20-donum area of agricultural land planted with palms, fruits and vegetables, owned by Ahmed Khalil Abu Samra.  In addition, a well, a 26-square-meter pool, an irrigation pump and a 90-square-meter reception building were destroyed.  A 120-square-meter house was also destroyed.

Monday, January 1, 2001

 From midnight until early in the morning, the Israeli occupation forces demolished three Palestinian houses, 400 meters to the south of Kfar Darom settlement.  These forces demolished:

                              1)         the house of Nasra Salem Abu Meghasib, a 180-square-meter house in which two people used to live;

                              2)         the house of Fatema Abu Bakra, a 160-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house in which two people used to live; and

                              3)         the house of Intesar Abu Bakra, a 140-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house in which four people used to live.

Tuesday, January 2, 2001

 In the morning, the Israeli occupation forces started to level areas of agricultural land to the east of Kfar Darom settlement in the middle area of the Gaza Strip.  These forces leveled a 35-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, almonds, palms, and vegetables, owned by brothers Khaled, Mohammed, Hassan Mahmoud, and Khaled Oudeh Sae’id.  The occupying forces also destroyed an irrigation network.

Tuesday, January 9, 2001

 In the morning, at approximately 8:00 local time, Israeli occupation forces positioned in Kfar Darom settlement, to the east of Deir El-Balah, started to establish a new settlement road 100m long and 20m wide that would connect the settlement with its greenhouses in the east.  This new settlement road crosses areas of Palestinian agricultural land which the Israeli occupation forces razed in the past weeks, dividing them into two parts.  These areas are:

                              1)         an eight-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Mohammed El-Ma’ni;

                              2)         a 20-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, including a greenhouse planted with vegetables, owned by Mohammed A’aref Baraka;

                              3)         a four-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Samir Salman El-A’zayzeh;

                              4)         a 20-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Asa’ad El-A’zayzeh;

                              5)         a 20-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Khalil El-A’zayzeh; and

                              6)         a six-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, owned by Jamil Younis Bashir.

Monday, January 15, 2001

 In the evening, at approximately, 19:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces started to raze areas of agricultural land and to demolish houses on the northern side of a branch road of Salah El-Din Street (the main road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip).  The road leads to the Gush Qatif settlement block in the west.  The destroyed areas sat 2km to the west of Al-Matahen junction.  The razing, which lasted until 23:00 local time included:

                              1)         An 11-donum area of agricultural land planted with guavas, and on a part of which, four greenhouses planted with vegetables stood, owned by Shehdeh Abu Khousa.

                              2)         A ten-donum area of agricultural land, on which greenhouses planted with vegetables stood, owned by Khalil El-Salqawi.

                              3)         A 13-donum area of agricultural land, most of which planted with guavas, and on which four greenhouses planted with vegetables stood, owned by Hassan El-Abadleh.

                              4)         A 15-donum area of agricultural land, on which greenhouses planted with vegetables stood, owned by Yousef El-Salqawi.

                              5)         A 20-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables and palms, owned by Yousef El-Astal.

                              6)         A three-donum area of land, on which two bird farms had stood, owned by Khalil Kassab.

                              7)         A seven-donum area of agricultural land, most of which planted with vegetables, owned by Mansour El-Aa’raj.  In addition, a 100-square-meter animal farm was demolished and the animals were killed.

The Israeli occupation forces also demolished three Palestinian houses:

                              1)            A 150-square-meter, one-story house, in which ten people lived, owned by Khalil Kassab.

                              2)            A 200-square-meter, one-story house, in which seven people lived, owned by Mousa Mohammed Mansour.

                              3)            A 180-square-meter, one-story house, in which eight people lived, owned by Ahmed El-Aa’raj.

Gaza:

Thursday, January 4, 2001

 The Israeli occupation forces razed areas of agricultural land and demolished animal and bird farms on the road between Al-Shuhada (Netzarim) junction, to the south of Gaza City, and Al-Mentar (Karni) crossing, to the east of Gaza City.  The Israeli occupation forces:

                              1)            razed a one-donum area of agricultural land and demolished an 850-square-meter cow farm, which was under construction, owned by Mohammed Shehadeh Sha’fout;

                              2)            demolished a bird farm owned by Suleiman Saleh Abdel-A’al; and

                              3)            demolished two bird farms established on a 99-square-meter area, owned by Yousef Rezeq Salem El-Sawafiri, they destroyed everything on the premises .

Monday, January 8, 2001

 In the evening, at approximately 19:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces razed more areas of agricultural land near Netzarim settlement to the south of Gaza City.  In a testimony under oath Ali Fayez Al-Weheidi said that he learned that the Israeli occupation forces razed a 55-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by his family.  This particular action lasted until 23:00 local time and included destroying irrigation networks.  Al-Weheidi has not been able so far to reach his land because the Israeli occupation forces have continued to close the area.  Israeli occupation forces had already razed about 90 donums of land owned by the family of Al-Weheidi in the same area in the past weeks.

Furthermore, the Israeli occupation forces demolished two tin homes whose owners had already left them in the past three months, due to the fighting.  The two houses were:

                              1)         a 16-square-meter tin house, in which five people used to live, owned by Abdel-Karim Abu Khubbeiza; and

                              2)         a 16-square-meter tin house, in which six people used to live, owned by E’id  Abu Khubbeiza.

Monday, January 15, 2001

 In the morning, at approximately 9:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces resumed razing areas of agricultural land along the road between Al-Shuhada’ (Netzarim) junction, to the south of Gaza City, and the Al-Montar (Karni) crossing, to the east of Gaza City.  The Israeli occupation forces razed:

                              1)         A 10-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, which was part of an 18-donum area of agricultural land owned by Ghazala Mohammed Khoweiter.  The other part of the land, which was planted with olives and on which two green houses planted with vegetables had stood, was razed by the Israeli occupation forces last month.  The Israeli occupation forces demolished a 100-square-meter, two-story building, whose first floor housed a well and a storage space for agricultural equipment.  The second floor was a home, which its owners had vacated some weeks ago.  In addition, an irrigation network was destroyed.

                              2)         A one-donum area of agricultural land planted with olives, and a 320-square-meter bird farm, owned by Yousef Malaka and his son.

The Northern Area:

Thursday, December 28, 2000 

 In the evening, at approximately 20:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces started to level areas of agricultural land, in the northeast of Beit Hanoun, in the northern area of the Gaza Strip.  PCHR’s field officer in the area reported that the Israeli occupation forces leveled areas of agricultural land adjacent to the border as follows:

                              1)         a 34-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by Abdullah Basiouni Mohammed Hussein and his brothers;

                              2)         a 24-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by Hussein Abdel-Rahman Mohammed Hamdan and his brothers;

                              3)         a 34-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by Habib Mohammed Hassan Basiouni and his brothers;

                              4)         a 12-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by Nayef Mohammed Eid;

                              5)         a nine-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by Attaya Sweilem; and

                              6)         a two-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by Hammouda Sweilem.

Tuesday, January 2, 2001 

 In the morning, at approximately 9:00, the Israeli occupation forces started to level areas of agricultural land to the south of Dogit settlement, in the north of Beit Lahia, in the northern area of the Gaza Strip.  PCHR’s field officer in the northern area of the Gaza Strip reported that this particular action included leveling:

                              1)         a 20-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, and two greenhouses, owned by Abu Ali El-Akka and farmed by Salah Khudeir;

                              2)         a 40-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by Majed Arafat and farmed by Abu Ziad Abu Halima; and

                              3)         a 15-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by the El-Essi family.

Wednesday, January 3, 2001

 In the morning, at approximately 7:00, the Israeli occupation forces started to raze areas of agricultural land and to demolish houses and agricultural facilities in the northwest of Beit Lahia, to the west of Dogit settlement, in the northern area of the Gaza Strip.  PCHR’s field officer in the northern area of the Gaza Strip reported that this particular action lasted until approximately11:00 local time, and was resumed in the evening, at approximately 18:00 local time, lasting until 23:00 local time.  It included the razing and demolition of:

                              1)         A 15-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by Abdel-Latif and Oudeh Yousef Yousef El-Haw.  In addition, an irrigation network and a water pump were destroyed.  The Israeli occupation forces also demolished two houses and destroyed two cars as follows:

                                         §       A 100-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, owned by Abdel-Latif El-Haw, was demolished.

                                         §       A 150-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, owned by Oudeh Yousef El-Haw, was demolished.

                                         §       A car owned by Abdel-Salam Oudeh Yousef El-Haw was destroyed.

                                         §       A car owned by Hassan Abdel-Latif Yousef El-Haw was destroyed.

                              2)         A 12-donum area of agricultural land planted with carrots and strawberries, owned by Akram Mohammed Younis Mustafa and farmed by A’dnan A’adel Mukheimer Abu Halima.  In addition, the Israeli occupation forces demolished an 85-square-meter, four-room building.  One of its rooms, which contained a water pump, was also destroyed.

                              3)         A 16-donum area of agricultural land planted with grapes, citrus, almonds and vegetables, owned by Abdullah Ibrahim Abdullah Ibrahim El-Hajin.  In addition, an irrigation network, a 100-square-meter building that was used to store agricultural equipment and a water pump, and a 200-square-meter animal pasture, were destroyed.  The Israeli occupation forces also demolished five houses on the same tract of land as follows:

                                §             a 350-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Abdullah Ibrahim Abdullah El-Hajin;

                                §             a 170-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Samir Ibrahim Abdullah El-Hajin;

                                §             a 150-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Khaled Ibrahim Abdullah El-Hajin;

                                §             a 100-square-meter, one-story house, owned by Sami Ibrahim Abdullah El-Hajin; and

                                §          a 150-square-meter, one-story house, owned by  Abdullah Samir El-Hajin;

                              4)         A 29-donum area of agricultural land planted with strawberries and vegetables, owned by Ramadan Mohammed Saleh El-A’ttar.  In addition, an irrigation network, and a 70-square-meter building that contained a water pump and agricultural equipment, were destroyed.

                              5)         A 10.5-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by Mahmoud Shehadeh Khalil Tafesh.  In addition, four greenhouses and an irrigation network were destroyed.  The Israeli occupation forces also demolished the following:

                                         § a 100-square-meter building that contained a well and agricultural equipment was destroyed; and

                                         § a 150-square-meter, asbestos-roofed house, owned by the owner of this tract of land.

                              6)         An 11-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, owned by Talal Mohammed Mahmoud Rihan.  In addition, a 50-square-meter building that was used as storage on the same tract of land was destroyed.

                              7)         A 10-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, and a part of a 40-donum area of agricultural land, owned by Ismail Ali.

                              8)         They began to raze a 24-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables, owned by Saleh Mahmoud Hammouda El-A’ttar.  In addition, ten greenhouses on the property were destroyed.

                              9)         A 10-donum area of agricultural land planted with grapes, owned by Hashem Mohammed Ali El-A’ttar.

Friday, January 5, 2001

 In the morning, at approximately 7:00 local time, the Israeli occupation forces resumed razing areas of agricultural land, which they had started on the previous day, in the northwest of Beit Lahia.  PCHR’s field officer in the northern area of the Gaza Strip reported that the Israeli occupation forces:

                              1)         Demolished a 100-square-meter building which included three rooms, a storage space for agricultural equipment, a well, and a water pump, on a tract of land owned by Saleh Mahmoud Hammouda El-A’ttar, mentioned above.

                              2)         Razed an 18-donum area of agricultural land planted with potatoes, and demolished a 150-square-meter house that included four rooms and a well, owned by Mohammed Hamada.

                              3)         Razed a 24-donum area of agricultural land planted with citrus, and destroyed a well, owned by Ismail El-Jadbeh.

                              4)         Razed a 24-donum area of agricultural land planted with vegetables and citrus, and demolished a 180-square-meter, two-story house, owned by the Arafat family.

                              5)         Razed a ten-donum area of agricultural land planted with grapes and figs, and demolished some kiosks in which farmers used to rest, owned by Mohammed Abed Ma’rouf.

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