Masafer Yatta

What is affected

Housing private

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction
Dispossession/confiscation

Date

11 May 2022

Region

MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ]

Country

Palestine

Location

Masafer Yatta communities

Affected persons

	Total 1144
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 500

Proposed solution

Details

Factsheet-Masafer-Yatta-june-2022.pdf

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Local
	Interntl org.

Brief narrative

On 4 May 2022, the HCJ ruled that there were no legal barriers to the planned expulsion of Palestinian residents from Masafer Yatta to make way for military training,[4] effectively placing them at imminent risk of forced evictions, arbitrary displacement, and forcible transfer. Since the 4 May 2022 court ruling, Israeli authorities have increasingly intensified a coercive environment for Palestinians in Masafer Yatta: 18 May: Israeli forces issued a military seizure order for the construction of a two-lane patrol road in the ‘Firing Zone’. 11 May and 1 June 2022: Dozens of Palestinians had their homes demolished in Khirbet Al Fakhiet and Mirkez. For some of them, the 1 June demolition was the third time to lose their homes in less than a year. 7 June: Israeli authorities issued demolition orders for all seven homes and most livelihood structures in Khirbet at Tabban. 10 June: Israeli forces went house to house in most communities to photograph residents’ faces and identification documents, raising fear among residents of increased restrictions on movement. 16 June: a day after it was announced that a military training exercise would take place in the area, additional demolition orders were issued for 20 structures in Khallet Athaba’. 20 June: A declaration delivered by Israeli Forces to the lawyers in Masafer Yatta indicated that the military training would take place for a period of 4 weeks. 21 June: A military training exercise began with the military placing targets close to inhabited residential areas within Masafer Yatta. Since military training began, there has been an increase in movement restrictions imposed on the community by Israeli Forces, even on days when training is not taking place

Costs

€ 0

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