House demolition, Humsa- Al Farsheh, Nablus, 17 August 2023, photo taken by the affected family
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SubaHebron | 1 August 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli-defined state land |
| Deir BallutSalfit | 1 August 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 6 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Khallet Al EyadehHebron | 3 August 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 6 adults, 12 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli-defined state land |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 9 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 1 adult | 3 adults, 6 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 11 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Beit SiraRamallah | 14 August 2023 | 3 agricultural structures | 0 | 10 adults, 11 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| ZifHebron | 15 August 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 9 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Bab Az ZahiraEast Jerusalem | 17 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 1 child | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ein ShibliNablus | 17 August 2023 | 2 livelihood structures, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C / Israeli-defined Nature Reserve |
| Humsa Al FarshehNablus | 17 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 WASH structure | 2 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ein SamiyaRamallah | 17 August 2023 | 1 public structure | 0 | 17 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SartaSalfit | 17 August 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 5 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ein ad Duyuk at TahtaJericho | 21 August 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 adults, 6 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| IsteihJericho | 21 August 2023 | 5 inhabited residential structures, 4 infrastructure structures, 1 agricultural structure, 1 other structure | 3 adults, 2 children | 24 adults, 2 children (6 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| BidduJerusalem | 21 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 2 livelihood structures, 1 WASH structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 32 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 24 August 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 6 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 24 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| ShufaTulkarm | 24 August 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 27 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 6 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 29 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 3 children | 2 adults | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Al Bowereh (Aqabat Injeleh)Hebron | 29 August 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 8 adults, 1 child (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| KsifihNaqab Desert | 29 August 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Governmental Planned Bedouin Town |
| Tel AradNaqab Desert | 29 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Unrecognised Bedouin village |
| Umm BatinNaqab Desert | 29 August 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Recognised Bedouin village |
| Old CityEast Jerusalem | 30 August 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| At TaybeHebron | 30 August 2023 | 2 infrastructure structures, 3 agricultural structures | 0 | 5 adults, 1 child (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al MatnanNaqab Desert | 31 August 2023 | 12 inhabited residential structures, 17 other structures | 70 people | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Unrecognised Bedouin village |
| TOTAL (27 incidents) | 81 total: 29 inhabited residential structures, 3 uninhabited residential structures, 7 livelihood structures, 6 infrastructure structures, 1 public structure, 2 WASH structures, 15 agricultural structures, 18 other structures | 16 adults, 15 children | 88 adults, 70 children (17 households) | ||