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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 1 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 5 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ras al ‘AmudEast Jerusalem | 6 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 3 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 8 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 people | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| HizmaJerusalem | 9 October 2023 | 3 inhabited residential structures, 3 agricultural structures | 9 adults, 5 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 15 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 18 October 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 9 adults, 12 children (4 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 23 October 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 1 adult, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 24 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 24 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 24 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 livelihood structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 4 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Al 'IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 25 October 2023 | 1 public structure | 0 | 5000 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Sheikh JarrahEast Jerusalem | 25 October 2023 | 3 inhabited residential structures | 2 adults, 3 children | 10 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Al JalamaJenin | 26 October 2023 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 13 adults, 3 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| QalqiliyaQalqiliya | 27 October 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 7 people (2 households) | Punitive demolition (Posting on social media against the war on Gaza) / Area |
| Al Jalazun refugee campRamallah | 28 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 7 adults, 4 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| TammunTubas | 28 October 2023 | 1 other structure | 0 | 7 people | Israeli military operation / Area B |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 30 October 2023 | 3 inhabited residential structures | 8 adults, 8 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jenin Refugee CampJenin | 30 October 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 2 livelihood structures | 6 adults, 1 child (2 households) | 14 people | Israeli military operation / Area A |
| Ras al ‘AmudEast Jerusalem | 31 October 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 6 adults, 5 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 31 October 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 4 adults, 6 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| TOTAL (20 incidents) | 36 total: 24 inhabited residential structures, 6 livelihood structures, 1 public structure, 4 agricultural structures, 1 other structure | 64 adults, 59 children (19 households) | 31 adults, 15 children (10 households) | ||