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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