22 June 2023, Punitive demolition of a residential structure in Nablus city, photo by OCHA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umm TubaEast Jerusalem | 4 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 1 child (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Old CityEast Jerusalem | 6 June 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 6 June 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 18 adults, 13 children (5 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Wadi al JozEast Jerusalem | 6 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 3 adults, 5 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| TatritHebron | 6 June 2023 | 3 agricultural structures, 1 other structure | 0 | 8 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TublasJerusalem | 6 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 5 children | 10 adults, 6 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al Mazra’a al QibliyaRamallah | 6 June 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 7 June 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 4 adults, 8 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| RamallahRamallah | 8 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 1 adult, 5 children | 4 adults, 8 children (2 households) | Punitive Demolition / Area A |
| Azzun ‘AtmaQalqiliya | 11 June 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HalhulHebron | 12 June 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 8 adults, 5 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ar’ara an-NagabNaqab Desert | 12 June 2023 | 5 inhabited residential structures | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Bedouin town |
| IsteihJericho | 13 June 2023 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 other structure | 0 | 5 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| HizmaJerusalem | 13 June 2023 | 1 infrastructure structure, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 8056 people (1608 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 14 June 2023 | 6 agricultural structures, 1 other structure | 0 | 4 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Beir OnahBethlehem | 15 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 1 adult | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 15 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| NablusNablus | 15 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 2 children | 0 | Punitive Demolition / Area A |
| Ein al Hilwa- Um JmalTubas | 15 June 2023 | 4 inhabited residential structures | 8 adults, 5 children (4 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli-defined Closed Military Zone |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 19 June 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 19 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| QalandiyaJerusalem | 19 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 2 infrastructure structures, 5 agricultural structures, 3 other structures | 2 adults, 2 children | 17 adults, 4 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| al-AraqibNaqab Desert | 19 June 2023 | 1 whole village | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / unrecognised Bedouin village / 218th time |
| Ath ThuriEast Jerusalem | 20 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 8 adults, 6 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| At TurEast Jerusalem | 21 June 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Shu’fat refugee campEast Jerusalem | 21 June 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| NablusNablus | 22 June 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 1 child | 0 | Punitive Demolition / Area A |
| Hammamat al MalehTubas | 22 June 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 4 adults, 4 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Az Za’ayyem BedouinsJerusalem | 26 June 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 18 adults, 15 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TOTAL (29 incidents) | 60 total: 1 whole village, 24 inhabited residential structures, 4 uninhabited residential structures, 3 livelihood structures, 3 infrastructure structures, 20 agricultural structures, 6 other structures | 59 adults, 50 children (17 households) | 96 adults, 74 children (1628 households) | ||