Photo credit: Site of the demolition in a-Zar'i (Za'atrah) community photo by 'Amer Aruru, B'tselem
Demolitions & Displacement in the occupied West Bank (including occupied East Jerusalem) and within the state of Israel
December 2020 Report
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29 December
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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, B’tselem, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 1 December 2020 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Al HijraHebron | 1 December 2020 | 3 livelihood structures | 0 | 9 adults, 7 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| ZifHebron | 1 December 2020 | 3 agricultural structures | 0 | 12 adults, 23 children (5 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| BurqaNablus | 1 December 2020 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 4 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SabastiyaNablus | 1 December 2020 | 4 agricultural structures | 0 | 31 people (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Deir DibwanRamallah | 3 December 2020 | 3 livelihood structures | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ManiyaBethlehem | 7 December 2020 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 1 WASH structure | 4 adults, 13 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| As SimiyaHebron | 8 December 2020 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3 adults, 6 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ras 'Ein al 'AujaJericho | 8 December 2020 | 3 uninhabited residential structures, 4 agricultural structures | 0 | 21 adults, 24 children (6 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ras al Tin (Al Qabun)Ramallah | 8 December 2020 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| QalandiyaJerusalem | 9 December 2020 | 1 other structure | 0 | 5 people | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| ShabtinRamallah | 9 December 2020 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 3 adults, 6 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| BeitaNablus | 10 December 2020 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 35 people (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 12 December 2020 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Abu NuwarJerusalem | 14 December 2020 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 3 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Az Za'ayyemJerusalem | 14 December 2020 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Az Za'ayyem Za'atreh HerdersJerusalem | 14 December 2020 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 4 people (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SubaHebron | 15 December 2020 | 4 agricultural structures | 0 | 15 adults, 23 children (8 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ras al 'AmudEast Jerusalem | 17 December 2020 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 4 adults, 2 children (1 household) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ras al 'AmudEast Jerusalem | 21 December 2020 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 21 December 2020 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| As SimiyaHebron | 21 December 2020 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 WASH structure, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 5 adults, 12 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 22 December 2020 | 1 other structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 22 December 2020 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Abu DisJerusalem | 22 December 2020 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HebronHebron | 24 December 2020 | 1 public structure | 0 | 8 adults, 7 children (4 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al Lubban ash SharqiyaNablus | 28 December 2020 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 14 adults, 7 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| NahhalinBethlehem | 29 December 2020 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 7 adults, 19 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al BuweibHebron | 29 December 2020 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 5 adults, 5 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al KarmilHebron | 29 December 2020 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 8 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Susiya (Wadi Juheish)Hebron | 29 December 2020 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 WASH structure | 0 | 3 adults, 11 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| An Nuwei'ma Al-Fauqa BedouinsJericho | 29 December 2020 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 3 adults, 4 children | 6 adults, 4 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HarisSalfit | 29 December 2020 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 WASH structure | 0 | 7 adults, 1 child | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Barta'a ash SharqiyaJenin | 30 December 2020 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 10 people (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TOTAL (34 incidents) | 68 total: 8 inhabited residential structures, 8 uninhabited residential structures, 18 livelihood structures, 1 public structure, 4 WASH structures, 27 agricultural structures, 2 other structures | 16 adults, 30 children (4 households) | 146 adults, 183 children (41 households) | ||