Report
Demolished house, Silwan, East Jerusalem 24 May 2023, OCHA oPT
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-AraqibNaqab Desert | 1 May 2023 | 1 whole village | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Unrecognised Bedouin village (216th demolition) |
| Shu’fat refugee campEast Jerusalem | 3 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 infrastructure structure | 7 adults, 4 children (2 households) | 9 adults, 12 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| HarisSalfit | 3 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 infrastructure structure | 3 adults, 4 children | 9 people | Punitive Demolition / Area B |
| Al WalajaBethlehem | 4 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Sheikh JarrahEast Jerusalem | 4 May 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 4 adults, 9 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| NablusNablus | 4 May 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 10 adults, 8 children (3 households) | Israeli Military Operation / Area A |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 6 May 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 3 adults, 4 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Al FureidisBethlehem | 7 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 7 adults, 15 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Jubbet adh DhibBethlehem | 7 May 2023 | 2 public structures, 2 WASH structures | 0 | 8 adults, 40 children (84 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 7 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ras al ‘AmudEast Jerusalem | 7 May 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Al ‘AujaJericho | 7 May 2023 | 2 uninhabited residential structures | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al Jiftlik-al MussafahJericho | 7 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 5 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| An Nuwei’ma Al-Fauka BedouinsJericho | 7 May 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| FasayilJericho | 7 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3 adults | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HizmaEast Jerusalem | 8 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 6 adults, 6 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 9 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 4 adults, 2 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jubbet adh DhibBethlehem | 10 May 2023 | 2 public structures | 0 | 8 adults, 40 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 10 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 4 adults, 5 children (2 households) | 4 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit |
| Kafr ‘AqabEast Jerusalem | 10 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 4 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 10 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Umm ad DarajHebron | 10 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 infrastructure structure | 0 | 3 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ein ad Duyuk at TahtaJericho | 10 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 uninhabited residential structure | 4 people | 2 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| IsteihJericho | 10 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Balata refugee campNablus | 13 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 7 people | Israeli Military Operation/ Area A |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 14 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Khallet al EyadehHebron | 15 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 8 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Umm FagarahHebron | 15 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 4 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli Military Firing Zone 918 |
| Wadi al JimelJerusalem | 15 May 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 1 livelihood structure, 1 WASH structure, 2 agricultural structures | 3 adults, 1 child (2 households) | 4 adults, 10 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| JayyusQalqiliya | 15 May 2023 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 9 adults, 7 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al KhaderBethlehem | 16 May 2023 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Beit UlaHebron | 16 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli Military Firing Zone 935 (inactive) |
| NubaHebron | 16 May 2023 | 1 WASH structure, 3 agricultural structures | 0 | 7 adults, 10 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli Military Firing Zone 935 (inactive) |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 17 May 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 17 adults, 22 children (7 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| An Nabi ElyasQalqiliya | 17 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| DumaHebron | 18 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 4 adults, 11 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Khirbet al MarajimNablus | 18 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 4 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Khirbet at TayyahTulkarm | 19 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 16 people | Israeli Military Operation / Area B |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 20 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 22 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ma’inHebron | 22 May 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 adults, 6 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Umm al KheirHebron | 22 May 2023 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 8 adults, 10 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Israeli Military Firing Zone 918 |
| Balata refugee campNablus | 22 May 2023 | 3 inhabited residential structures | 14 adults, 20 children (6 households) | 10 adults, 5 children (2 households) | Israeli Military Operation / Area A |
| Deir as SudanRamallah | 22 May 2023 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 20 adults, 9 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Umm SafaRamallah | 22 May 2023 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 9 adults, 10 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 23 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 3 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ni’linRamallah | 23 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 5 adults, 1 child | 7 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Punitive Demolition / Area B |
| Al WalajaBethlehem | 24 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 5 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Beit JalaBethlehem | 24 May 2023 | 4 livelihood structures, 1 agricultural structure, 1 other structure | 0 | 9 adults, 14 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 24 May 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| IqtaitHebron | 24 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 infrastructure structure, 1 WASH structure, 1 other structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Khallet al EyadehHebron | 24 May 2023 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 15 adults, 23 children (5 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 27 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 7 adults, 1 child (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| ArtasBethlehem | 29 May 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 WASH structure | 0 | 6 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Deir SamitHebron | 29 May 2023 | 1 WASH structure, 1 other structure | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C / Self-Demolition |
| HebronHebron | 29 May 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Sama ArihaJericho | 29 May 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| al- AraqibNaqab Desert | 30 May 2023 | 1 whole village | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Unrecognised Bedouin village (217th demolition) |
| Nur Shams refugee campTulkarm | 30 May 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 3 adults, 4 children | Israeli military Operation / Area A |
| TOTAL (59 incidents) | 100 total: 2 whole villages, 26 inhabited residential structures, 11 uninhabited residential structures, 16 livelihood structures, 4 infrastructure structures, 4 public structures, 7 WASH structures, 27 agricultural structures, 3 other structures | 68 adults, 72 children (23 households) | 217 adults, 300 children (133 households) | ||
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