House Demolition as Collective Punishment

What is affected
Housing Social/public
Housing private
Land Social/public
Land Private
InfrastructureWater
InfrastructureWater
Energy
Sanitation systems damaged and destroyed, Mosques damaged and destroyed
Type of violation Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction
Dispossession/confiscation
Date 27 December 2008
Region MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ]
Country Palestine/Israel
Location Gaza Strip1

Affected persons

Total 750000
Men 0
Women 0
Children 0
Indigenous
Refugees
Proposed solution Full reparations for all affected persons and communities, especially the residents of Gaza.
Details OL 17_07_06.pdf
Weekly Report-1108.doc
Development Submission.pdf
HCP conference concept final.pdf


Forced eviction
Costs
Demolition/destruction
Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value
Housing losses
- Number of homes
- Total value €
Infrastructure
Water

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State
State of Israel
Brief narrative See Al Haq, "`Operation Cast Lead`: A Statistical Analysis - Al Haq," at: http://www.alhaq.org/pdfs/gaza-operation-cast-Lead-statistical-analysis%20.pdf; Al Mezan, Statistical Report on: Persons Killed and Property Damaged or Destroyed in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Occupation Forces (27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009), at: http://www.mezan.org/en/details.php?id=8941&ddname=Gaza destruction&id_dept=22&id2=9&p=center; and HIC-HLRN, "Targeting Homes, Shelters and Shelter Seekers during Operation Cast Lead in the Context of Israeli Military Practice,” [HIC-HLRN Submission to the UN Fact-finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict], at: http://www.hic-mena.org/documents/Submission.pdf.
Costs €   0


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