Photo: Demolition of home in Jericho - 18 March. IMEMC
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 ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 1 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 8 adults, 9 children (4 households) | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 2 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 3 March 2024 | 3 livelihood structures | 0 | 9 adults, 1 child (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 4 March 2024 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Nablus CityNablus | 5 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Ras al ‘AmudEast Jerusalem | 6 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 1 adult | 2 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 6 March 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| ShuqbaRamallah | 6 March 2024 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 6 agricultural structures | 0 | 9 people (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Faqqu'aJenin | 7 March 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al Jiftlik - al MusaffahJericho | 10 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 2 uninhabited residential structures | 5 people | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al Jiftlik- ash ShunehJericho | 10 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 adults, 6 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al Jiftlik - Garb al MuthallathJericho | 10 March 2024 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 6 people (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Marj Na’jaJericho | 10 March 2024 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 6 adults, 2 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Furush Beit DajanNablus | 10 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 6 people | 3 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 11 March 2024 | 2 infrastructure structures | 0 | 13 adults, 20 children (6 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Umm at TiranHebron | 11 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 3 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ‘AujaJericho | 13 March 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 5 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Barta’a ash SharqiyaJenin | 14 March 2024 | 1 infrastructure structure, 7 agricultural structures | 0 | 32 people (6 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| QabalanNablus | 14 March 2024 | 6 livelihood structures, 2 WASH structures | 0 | 8 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| QabalanNablus | 14 March 2024 | 1 public structure | 0 | 9278 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jericho cityJericho | 18 March 2024 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 9 infrastructure structures, 3 WASH structures, 7 agricultural structures, 3 other structures | 0 | 35 adults, 10 children (17 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jaba’Jerusalem | 18 March 2024 | 4 livelihood structures, 1 other structure | 0 | 18272 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 20 March 2024 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 5 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| IdhnaHebron | 21 March 2024 | 9 livelihood structures, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 27 adults, 54 children (12 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Wadi al-KhalilNaqab Desert | 28 March 2024 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / unrecognised Bedouin village |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 29 March 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 6 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Sa’wahNaqab Desert | 29 March 2024 | 1 other structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / recognised Bedouin village |
| TOTAL (27 incidents) | 89 total: 9 inhabited residential structures, 6 uninhabited residential structures, 27 livelihood structures, 12 infrastructure structures, 1 public structure, 5 WASH structures, 26 agricultural structures, 5 other structures | 17 adults, 16 children (6 households) | 123 adults, 118 children (51 households) | ||