Photo credit: Az Za'ayyem Bedouins, Jerusalem, 25 July 2023, photo by OCHA oPT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QabalanNablus | 1 July 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 7 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Umm TubaEast Jerusalem | 3 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 children | 2 adults | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jenin refugee campJenin | 3 July 2023 | 460 inhabited residential structures | 115 adults, 66 children (41 households) | 17000 people (1700 households) | Israeli Military operation / Area A |
| Umm TubaEast Jerusalem | 6 July 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Wadi abu HindiJerusalem | 6 July 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli-defined Closed Military Zone |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 7 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Beit Hanina,East Jerusalem | 9 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 10 July 2023 | 2 other structures | 0 | 5 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Umm TubaEast Jerusalem | 10 July 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 adults | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Beit JalaBethlehem | 11 July 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Old CityEast Jerusalem | 11 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| DumaNablus | 11 July 2023 | 1 infrastructure structure, 17 agricultural structures | 0 | 500 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| At TurEast Jerusalem | 12 July 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Wadi al JozEast Jerusalem | 12 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Al Baqa’aHebron | 12 July 2023 | 1 WASH structure | 0 | 8 adults, 9 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Khirebt ZanutaHebron | 12 July 2023 | 1 infrastructure structure | 0 | 125 adults, 100 children (45 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 15 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 3 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Al MuntarJerusalem | 17 July 2023 | 10 inhabited residential structures, 4 infrastructure structures, 3 WASH structures, 1 agricultural structure | 18 adults, 17 children (9 households) | 5 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| BirinHebron | 18 July 2023 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 8 adults, 3 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 19 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Bir HaddajNaqab Desert | 19 July 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / unrecognised Bedouin village |
| Al Lubban al GharbiRamallah | 19 July 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 4 adults, 12 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| At TaybeHebron | 20 July 2023 | 2 infrastructure structures, 1 WASH structure, 10 agricultural structures, 2 other structures | 0 | 90 adults, 82 children (27 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli-defined state land |
| BattirBethlehem | 24 July 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Humsa- Al FarshehNablus | 24 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli-defined Military Zone |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 25 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Az Za’ayyem BedouinsJerusalem | 25 July 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 2 WASH structures, 30 agricultural structures | 2 adults, 5 children | 47 adults, 62 children (17 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al Mu’arrajatEast Jerusalem | 26 July 2023 | 1 infrastructure structure | 0 | 21 adults, 84 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al HijraHebron | 26 July 2023 | 4 WASH structures | 0 | 8 adults, 14 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| IdhnaHebron | 26 July 2023 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| QusraNablus | 27 July 2023 | 5 infrastructure structures, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 37 people (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Abu Tlul as-SahbiNaqab Desert | 27 July 2023 | 4 inhabited residential structures | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / unrecognised Bedouin village |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 29 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 30 July 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 5 adults, 3 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Al Arrub’ refugee campHebron | 31 July 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| As Samu’Hebron | 31 July 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 adults, 8 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al MughayyirRamallah | 31 July 2023 | 1 public structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3236 people (646 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TOTAL (37 incidents) | 593 total: 489 inhabited residential structures, 1 uninhabited residential structure, 3 livelihood structures, 14 infrastructure structures, 1 public structure, 11 WASH structures, 70 agricultural structures, 4 other structures | 158 adults, 116 children (52 households) | 343 adults, 391 children (2450 households) | ||