12 April
13 April
15 April
16 April
Notes
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, B’Tselem
Demolition in Masafer Yatta, April 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ein SamiyaRamallah | 12 April 2022 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 1 agricultural structure | 2 adults, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ras al TinRamallah | 13 April 2022 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 4 adults (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 15 April 2022 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Wad al JozEast Jerusalem | 16 April 2022 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 3 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| TOTAL (4 incidents) | 7 total: 4 inhabited residential structures, 3 agricultural structures | 6 adults, 9 children | 4 adults (2 households) | ||