Israeli police forces surround a house that is slated for demolition, Umm Batin, Naqab desert, 07 Aug 2024
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Baqa’aHebron | 1 August 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 8 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ar RihiyaHebron | 1 August 2024 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Wadi al BaqarHebron | 1 August 2024 | 2 WASH structures | 0 | 9 adults, 6 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Beit ‘AnanJerusalem | 1 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 other structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 2 August 2024 | 1 infrastructure structure | 0 | 2 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Bir OnahBethlehem | 5 August 2024 | 1 public structure | 0 | 5 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / inside the Israeli-defined Jerusalem municipal boundaries / partial self-demolition |
| Al JwayaHebron | 5 August 2024 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 8 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al JalamaJenin | 5 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 uninhabited residential structure | 1 adult | 8 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Silwan (Al Bustan)East Jerusalem | 6 August 2024 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 5 adults, 2 children | 2 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Shu’fatEast Jerusalem | 7 August 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| BirinHebron | 7 August 2024 | 3 inhabited residential structures | 0 | 9 adults, 6 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Furush Beit DajanNablus | 7 August 2024 | 1 public structure | 0 | 774 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Umm BatinNaqab Desert | 7 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Bedouin village |
| Az’zayyemJerusalem | 8 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 3 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Al Jiftlik- al MusaffahJericho | 12 August 2024 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 1 adult, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 13 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ath ThuriEast Jerusalem | 14 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Umm al KheirHebron | 14 August 2024 | 4 inhabited residential structures | 7 adults, 4 children (2 households) | 3 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| At Tur BedouinsJerusalem | 14 August 2024 | 3 inhabited residential structures, 5 livelihood structures, 7 agricultural structures | 4 adults, 5 children (2 households) | 23 adults, 21 children (8 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Az ZarnugNaqab Desert | 14 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 3 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / unrecognised Bedouin village / Self-Demolition |
| Umm ar RihanJenin | 15 August 2024 | 3 livelihood structures | 0 | 9 adults, 9 children (5 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 19 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 1 adult, 3 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ar Ram & Dahiyat al BareedJerusalem | 19 August 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 9 adults, 17 children (5 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Furush Beit DajanNablus | 19 August 2024 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 1 livelihood structure | 7 adults, 2 children (2 households) | 11 people (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| JayyusQalqiliya | 19 August 2024 | 1 WASH structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 4 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Khirbet ad DeirBethlehem | 20 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 WASH structure | 5 adults, 6 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 20 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 4 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 20 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Wadi al JozEast Jerusalem | 20 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 3 livelihood structures | 0 | 8 adults, 1 child (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Shu’fat refugee campEast Jerusalem | 21 August 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 5 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Beit ‘Ur at TahtaRamallah | 21 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 3 livelihood structures, 1 infrastructure structure | 4 people | 14 adults, 3 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 22 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 adults, 5 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Kharbatha al MisbahRamallah | 22 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 3 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al WalajaBethlehem | 26 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 1 adult | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / inside the Israeli-defined Jerusalem municipal boundaries / Self-Demolition |
| Silwan (Al Bustan)East Jerusalem | 27 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Silwan (Wadi Qaddum)East Jerusalem | 28 August 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 5 adults, 4 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Wadi al JozEast Jerusalem | 28 August 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Al-AraqibNaqab Desert | 29 August 2024 | 1 whole village | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / unrecognised Bedouin village / 229th demolition |
| TOTAL (38 incidents) | 75 total: 1 whole village, 34 inhabited residential structures, 2 uninhabited residential structures, 20 livelihood structures, 2 infrastructure structures, 2 public structures, 4 WASH structures, 9 agricultural structures, 1 other structure | 54 adults, 42 children (12 households) | 111 adults, 89 children (35 households) | ||