On Wednesday, 21 st February 2018, the bulldozers of Israel’s “Civil” Administration (which it calls its military government over 7 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza) destroyed the farm of the Jaber family in the Baka Valley, near Hebron. Normally this would not be a notable event. Every day dozens of actions are… Read more »
House Demolitions
April 2020 Demolition and Displacement Report
Photo credit: Amer Aruri, B’tselem 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… Read more »
March 2020 Demolition and Displacement Report
Photo credit: Iyad Hadad/B’tselem 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… Read more »
End Home Demolitions – An Introduction
As an Israeli peace and human rights organization, ICAHD focuses its activities around resistance to Israel’s policy of demolishing Palestinian homes, both in Israel and in the Occupied Palestine Territory (OPT). The demolition policy is part of Israel’s attempt to Judaize Palestine, to transform an Arab country into a Jewish one. During and after the… Read more »
Demolitions and Displacements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem (Occupied Palestine Territory, OPT) and within the State of Israel during February 2020
42 Structures Demolished in OPT 3 Structures Demolished in Israel 78 People Displaced 191 Other People Affected
Monthly Demolition and Displacement Reports
One of the displaced people searching for their personal belongings destroyed during the demolition, Jabal al Mukabbir, East Jerusalem 18 Feb 2025, photo by OCHA oPT ICAHD has prepared monthly reports of demolitions, and the associated numbers displaced and otherwise affected, since May 2017. The most recent report may be viewed here All our reports… Read more »
Categories of Home Demolitions
ICAHD estimates that about 52,000 Palestinian homes were demolished in the Naqba and more than 55,000 in the Occupied Territory since 1967, based on information gleaned from the Israeli Ministry of Interior, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Civil Administration, OCHA and other UN sources, Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, ICAHD’s… Read more »
End Home Demolitions – Sample lobby letters
We welcome this long-awaited report which identifies 112 companies that are involved in business activities in settlements in the Occupied Palestine Territory which violate Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. To see the statement which includes a link naming the companies click here. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25542&LangID=E JCB bulldozers and pneumatic drills have been used to demolish… Read more »
January 2020 Demolition and Displacement Report
During the month of January 2020, at least 44 structures were demolished in the occupied Palestinian Territories (including East Jerusalem) by Israeli forces, displacing at least 87 people- including 56 children- and affecting a further 205 people (according to OCHA oPT). In the Naqab desert, the entire Bedouin village of al-Aragib has been demolished three… Read more »
December 2019 Demolition and Displacement Report
During the month of December 2019, at least 56 structures were demolished in the occupied Palestinian Territories (including East Jerusalem) by Israeli forces, displacing at least 99 people- including 48 children- and affecting a further 14,864 people (according to OCHA oPT). All the demolitions and confiscations were carried out on grounds of lacking an Israeli-issued… Read more »