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
6th March 2023, Wadi al Joz, East Jerusalem, photo by OCHA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furush Beit DajanJordan Valley | 1 March 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Humsa al JufehNablus | 1 March 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 3 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Beit UlaHebron | 2 March 2023 | 2 infrastructure structures, 2 WASH structures, 4 agricultural structures, 2 other structures | 0 | 5 adults, 11 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli military Firing Zone (935) |
| IdhnaHebron | 2 March 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HajjaQalqiliya | 3 March 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 other structure | 3 adults, 4 children | 0 | Punitive Demolition / Area C |
| Al FureidisBethlehem | 5 March 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 7 adults, 15 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Beit FajjarBethlehem | 5 March 2023 | 1 public structure | 0 | 50 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Wadi al JozEast Jerusalem | 6 March 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 12 adults, 7 children (5 households) | 14 adults, 1 child (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Mantiqat Ahi’b al ButumHebron | 6 March 2023 | 4 inhabited residential structures, 3 WASH structures | 19 adults, 7 children (4 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| JerichoJericho | 6 March 2023 | 2 uninhabited residential structures | 0 | 4 adults, 3 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Az Za’ayyem BedouinsJerusalem | 6 March 2023 | 4 agricultural structures | 0 | 11 adults, 1 child (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jenin CampJenin | 7 March 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 2 other structures | 3 people (2 households) | 15 people (2 households) | Israeli Military Operation/ Area A |
| Wadi al JozEast Jerusalem | 13 March 2023 | 1 livelihood structure, 2 other structures | 0 | 18 adults, 22 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Umm TubaEast Jerusalem | 14 March 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 7 adults, 9 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Deir ‘AmmarRamallah | 16 March 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 4 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HizmaEast Jerusalem | 21 March 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 livelihood structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 9 adults, 9 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Al MuntarJerusalem | 28 March 2023 | 1 infrastructure structure, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 11 adults, 10 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Deir BallutSalfit | 28 March 2023 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 WASH structure, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 25 adults, 11 children (5 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| An Nuwei’ma Al-Fauka BedouinsJericho | 30 March 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 other structure | 0 | 6 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TOTAL (19 incidents) | 52 total: 11 inhabited residential structures, 6 uninhabited residential structures, 4 livelihood structures, 3 infrastructure structures, 1 public structure, 6 WASH structures, 13 agricultural structures, 8 other structures | 42 adults, 29 children (11 households) | 121 adults, 98 children (32 households) | ||