21 The occupation authorities continued to support the process of selling work permits in the black market through work permit brokers, at a time when the price of the permit reached more than (2,500) shekels per month. 10. Land sector The occupation forces prevented the technical staff of the Land Authority from carrying out necessary land surveys and plans, and in some cases attacked them. The lack of recognition by the Israeli side of the registration documents certified by the letterhead of the State of Palestine in Area C deprived the Land Authority departments of citizens’ trust and deprived it of credibility and the citizens of the protection it may constitute. This has negatively affected the Palestinian citizen’s trust of its various departments. The political classification of Palestinian land continued to restrict the process of land exploitation, as the majority (61%) of the West Bank’s land is located in Area C, which is under full Israeli control. The arbitrary policies and practices of the Israeli occupation impede the work of land survey crews. In some areas classified as “A” and “B”, the land certificates are with the Israeli side, which constitutes an obstacle to work and severe harm to the citizen due to the high rate of fees and the long time for them to complete the transaction. Israeli threats to annex lands from the West Bank have raised Palestinian fears over ownership of their land and stripped them of their rights to land14. 11. Energy sector Israeli policies and procedures have contributed to obstructing and impeding the work of the Energy and Natural Resources Authority and in slowing its work in implementing projects and providing citizens with services. One of the Israeli occupation policies that impeded the work of the Energy Authority, is not allowing the supply of electricity service to areas adjacent to the Israeli annexation and expansion wall, areas classified “C”, and water wells, such as wells located in the areas of Qalqilya and some wells located in the areas of Jericho and the Jordan Valley. In addition to the destruction of many solar cell plants, installed to serve the residents of many marginalized areas, to which the occupation authorities prevented the supply of electricity. The Israeli procrastination continued in granting the necessary licenses for the studies and proposals submitted to the occupation authorities to establish new stations belonging to the Palestinian Electricity Transmission Company, to provide the necessary electrical capacity in the Palestinian areas. The Israeli delay in the provision of development facilities in the field of electricity and the failure to 14 Correspondence by ICHR from the Land Authority. February 2021. Executive Summary 2020