Maps showing the number of people displaced and the number of affected people as a result of demolitions in August 2021 are available at the end of this report.
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Summary
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
Photo: Aref Daraghmeh, B'Tselem, 31 August 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khirbet an NahlaBethlehem | 4 August 2021 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Wadi RahhalBethlehem | 4 August 2021 | 1 WASH structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 6 people | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Al 'IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 4 August 2021 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 people | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem/Self-Demolition |
| HimzaJerusalem | 4 August 2021 | 13 livelihood structures | 0 | 50 adults, 41 children (15 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Zra'AwadJordan Valley | 4 August 2021 | 1 other structure | 0 | 9 adults, 6 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Humsa-Al FarshehNablus | 4 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 5 adults, 15 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| SabastiyaNablus | 4 August 2021 | 1 other structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| IbziqTubas | 4 August 2021 | 6 inhabited residential structures, 11 agricultural structures | 8 adults, 19 children (3 households) | 21 people | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C /Israeli-declared Military Firing Zone |
| Al GanoubHebron | 5 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Sa'irHebron | 5 August 2021 | 2 uninhabited residential structures, 2 WASH structures | 0 | 7 adults, 6 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Al-Ka'abanehJericho | 5 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 3 adults, 14 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Al Mu'arrajat CentreRamallah | 5 August 2021 | 3 inhabited residential structures, 1 infrastructure structure, 2 agricultural structures | 7 adults, 21 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Dar Faza'aRamallah | 5 August 2021 | 4 WASH structures | 0 | 57 people (4 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Ramon al Mu'arrajat | 5 August 2021 | 4 WASH structures | 0 | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| ArrabaJenin | 9 August 2021 | 1 WASH structure | 0 | 7 adults, 4 children (3 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Ya'badJenin | 9 August 2021 | 3 livelihood structures | 0 | 16 adults, 12 children (7 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| At TurJerusalem | 9 August 2021 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 5 adults, 4 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem |
| BattirBethlehem | 10 August 2021 | 1 infrastructure structure | 0 | 500 people (100 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 10 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 5 adults, 2 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem |
| Al WalajaBethlehem | 11 August 2021 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem |
| Shu'fatEast Jerusalem | 11 August 2021 | 4 inhabited residential structures | 15 people (4 households) | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem/Self-Demolition |
| Al BuweibHebron | 11 August 2021 | 2 livelihood structures, 3 WASH structures | 0 | 4 adults, 2 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Khallet Athaba'Hebron | 11 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 2 WASH structures, 1 agricultural structure | 6 adults, 5 children | 5 adults, 8 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C /Israeli-declared Military Firing Zone |
| Khirbet al FakheitHebron | 11 August 2021 | 3 agricultural structures | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C /Israeli-declared Military Firing Zone |
| Al Lubban ash SharqiyaNablus | 11 August 2021 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 12 adults, 5 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| At TurEast Jerusalem | 15 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem/Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 15 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem/Self-Demolition |
| Khirbet 'AtufJordan Valley | 16 August 2021 | 1 infrastructure structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Deir BallutSalfit | 16 August 2021 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 people | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Beit SafafaEast Jerusalem | 17 August 2021 | 1 public structure | 0 | 12 adults, 93 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 17 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 3 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem |
| YatmaNablus | 17 August 2021 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Za'taraBethlehem | 18 August 2021 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 adults, 1 child | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| HalhulHebron | 18 August 2021 | 1 WASH structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 7 people | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Ya'badJenin | 18 August 2021 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 3 adults, 1 child | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| QaffinTulkarm | 18 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 1 adult | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| TublasJerusalem | 23 August 2021 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 5 adults, 11 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| SabastiyaNablus | 23 August 2021 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 3 adults, 7 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Khirbet ar RahwaHebron | 24 August 2021 | 5 agricultural structures | 0 | 13 adults, 21 children (4 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Deir al GhusunTulkarm | 24 August 2021 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 6 adults, 1 child | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Al WalajaBethlehem | 25 August 2021 | 2 inhabited residential structures | 4 adults, 9 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Ras al'AmudEast Jerusalem | 25 August 2021 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 1 adult | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem |
| Aza'totHebron | 25 August 2021 | 1 public structure, 2 WASH structures | 0 | 4 adults, 4 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| HebronHebron | 25 August 2021 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 2 adults, 2 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Khalet al-FurnHebron | 25 August 2021 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 8 adults, 7 children (3 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 26 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 3 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem/Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 27 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 children | 3 adults | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem/Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 30 August 2021 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem/Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 31 August 2021 | 1 infrastructure structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /East Jerusalem |
| DumaNablus | 31 August 2021 | 2 infrastructure structures, 1 WASH structure, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 9 adults, 10 children (3 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| IbziqTubas | 31 August 2021 | 3 agricultural structures | 0 | 8 adults, 6 children (2 households) | Lack of Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| TOTAL (51 incidents) | 127 total: 27 inhabited residential structures, 6 uninhabited residential structures, 26 livelihood structures, 6 infrastructure structures, 2 public structures, 21 WASH structures, 37 agricultural structures, 2 other structures | 54 adults, 108 children (17 households) | 209 adults, 267 children (163 households) | ||