Demolitions & Displacement in the occupied West Bank (including occupied East Jerusalem) and within the state of Israel April 2021 Report
3 April
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7 April
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12 April
19 April
20 April
28 April
Summary
Notes:
1 There are four categories of demolitions:
Punitive demolitions: Houses demolished as punishment for the actions of people associated with the houses. Administrative demolitions: Houses demolished for lack of a building permit. This happens in Area C and in East Jerusalem, under exclusive Israeli authority, though prior to the existence of Areas A, B & C it occurred in other areas as well. It is important to point out that in almost all cases, Palestinians have no choice but to build "illegally" as permits are rarely granted Land-clearing operations/Military demolitions: Houses demolished by the IDF in the course of military operations for the purposes of clearing off a piece of land (for whatever reason), achieve a military goal or to kill wanted persons as part of Israel’s policy of extrajudicial executions.. Undefined demolitions: These include mainly demolitions resulting from land-clearing operations and removal of Palestinian populations.
* WASH stands for structures relating to water, sanitation and hygiene.
† In many cases, notably in East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities condition Palestinians to either demolish their properties themselves or have the authorities do so. In an attempt to avoid having to pay the high fee of the Israeli authorities’ demolition operation and additional high fines, many Palestinians are forced to self-demolish.
** No additional information was available
Above data is from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality
Incidents this month
Row-level data from ICAHD's Demolitions and Displacements records. Filter and explore the full dataset on the demolitions & displacement page →
| Location | Date | Demolished/confiscated | Displaced | Affected | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 3 April 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| JinsafutQalqiliya | 5 April 2021 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HebronHebron | 6 April 2021 | 1 public structure | 0 | 4 adults, 9 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al 'IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 7 April 2021 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 public structure, 3 agricultural structures | 0 | 8 adults, 10 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 7 April 2021 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 public structure, 1 other structure | 0 | 5 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Umm BatinNaqab Desert | 7 April 2021 | 2 other structures | 0 | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Recognised Bedouin Village |
| Al Khalayleh BedouinsJerusalem | 8 April 2021 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al KhadrBethlehem | 12 April 2021 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 10 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Dhahrat an NadaBethlehem | 12 April 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 infrastructure structure | 2 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Bani Na’imHebron | 12 April 2021 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Deir Samit (Khallet Taha)Hebron | 12 April 2021 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SusiyaHebron | 12 April 2021 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 4 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| al AraqibNaqab Desert | 19 April 2021 | 1 whole village | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Unrecognised Bedouin Village / 186th time |
| SusiyaHebron | 20 April 2021 | 1 agricultural structure, 1 other structure | 0 | 3 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Wadi al JimelJerusalem | 28 April 2021 | 1 other structure | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TOTAL (15 incidents) | 25 total: 1 whole village, 2 inhabited residential structures, 2 uninhabited residential structures, 4 livelihood structures, 1 infrastructure structure, 3 public structures, 7 agricultural structures, 5 other structures | 4 adults, 9 children | 40 adults, 45 children (7 households) | ||