Israeli Occupation Forces set fire to Beita Vegetable Market

Israeli Occupation Forces set fire to Beita Vegetable Market

 

  • Violation: setting a central market on fire
  • Location:  Beita town- Nablus city
  • Date:  April 28, 2017
  • Perpetrators: Israeli Occupation Forces
  • Victims:  22 Palestinian families

Details:

The central market of vegetables and fruits in Beita is considered a revenue and an economic source that provides job opportunities and income for many families and the area's residents.

It is reported that the central market had parts of it demolished by Israeli Occupation Forces in 2016.

On April 28, 2017, a massive force from Israeli Occupation Forces raided Beita village from the western entrance where clashes erupted between soldiers and locals. The force fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at the youth, causing vegetables and fruits stores to get on fire. The fire spread quickly reaching other stores in the market.

According to Beira municipality, losses were estimated of $741,610. Many families (approximately 30) got their source of income cut off after the fire damaged the stores they live off of .

It is reported that many investors in the market lost huge amounts of money due to the fire. Cheques and financial papers burned down in the fire causing many to lose their capital.

Closure of entrance and hindrance:

Not only the Israeli Occupation Forces caused the fire, they also closed the western entrance of the village via earth mounds and cement blocks and hindered the fire brigades from reaching the location to extinguish the fire, which caused it to spread and cause further damage.

Photo 1: the closed entrance of Beita village


Photo 2: an aerial photo illustrating the closure location


The following table shows information about the affected owners and their shops:

Owner

Tenant

Nature of store

No. of benefited families

Area\m2

Beita municipality

Zeyad Attallah

Vegetables store

4

100

Beita municipality

Allam Al-Bazyan

Vegetables store

3

100

Beita municipality

Wisan Hamayel

Vegetables store

3

100

Beita municipality

Ehab Al-Banna

Vegetables store

2

100

Beita municipality

Ehab Al-Banna

Storage

4

100

Beita municipality

Mu'tasem Iqtish

Vegetables store

1

100

Beita municipality

Isam Abu Hantash

Storage

1

100

Ayman Iqtish

Abdallah Dweikat

Storage for plastic and cardboard

5

300

Khalid Abu Mislim

Vegetables store

3

128

Nader Abu Mu'lla

Abdelnaser Attallah

Restaurant

1

64

Nader Abu Mu'lla

Tariq Kheizran

Storage for cardboard

2

64

Nader Abu Mu'lla

Tariq Kheizran

Storage for cardboard

1

64

Total

12

30

1320

Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2017

 



Photos 3-8: views of the damage resulted by the fire

 

About Beita:

14 km to the south of Nablus, Beita is founded with a total land area of 17622 dunums, of which 1711 dunums are classified as area "C". Beita's built-up area reaches up to 3693 dunums accommodating 10859 people according to the census of 2015.

 

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
LRC
 

 

Categories: Israeli Violations