Sealing an artesian well, Ras 'Atiya, Qalqiliya, 23 Jan 2024 (photo by the affected)
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 ManiyaBethlehem | 1 January 2024 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 1 infrastructure structure, 1 WASH structure, 6 agricultural structures, 1 other structure | 5 adults, 3 children (2 households) | 11 adults, 17 children (5 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| An Nabi ElyasQalqiliya | 1 January 2024 | 1 livelihood structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 adults, 6 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 3 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 10 adults, 4 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| JerichoJericho | 7 January 2024 | 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 4 adults, 3 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HebronHebron | 8 January 2024 | 1 WASH structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 7 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 10 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 6 adults, 3 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| AnataJerusalem | 10 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 2 livelihood structures, 1 WASH structure, 4 agricultural structures, 1 other structure | 0 | 23 adults, 24 children (10 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Kifl HarisSalfit | 10 January 2024 | 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al JalamaJenin | 15 January 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 4 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| QalqiliyaQalqiliya | 15 January 2024 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 1 livelihood structure | 6 adults, 6 children (2 households) | 13 adults, 13 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| At TurEast Jerusalem | 16 January 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 3 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| IdhnaHebron | 16 January 2024 | 9 livelihood structures, 3 WASH structures, 3 agricultural structures, 5 other structures | 0 | 23 adults, 51 children (9 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Old CityEast Jerusalem | 17 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 1 adult | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Shu’fatEast Jerusalem | 17 January 2024 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| JayyusQalqiliya | 17 January 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 4 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| DumaNablus | 18 January 2024 | 5 inhabited residential structures, 1 uninhabited residential structure, 2 infrastructure structures, 1 WASH structure, 3 agricultural structures | 6 adults, 12 children (3 households) | 3054 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 19 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 3 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Al ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 21 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 3 agricultural structures | 5 people | 4 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Ras al ‘AmudEast Jerusalem | 22 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| As SeeferHebron | 23 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| HebronHebron | 23 January 2024 | 1 WASH structure, 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 5 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ras ‘AtiyaQalqiliya | 23 January 2024 | 1 infrastructure structure | 0 | 11983 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area B |
| Azzun ‘AtmaQalqiliya | 25 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 4 adults, 11 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 26 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 5 agricultural structures | 0 | 7 adults, 1 child (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 30 January 2024 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 30 January 2024 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| As Samu’Hebron | 30 January 2024 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| QalandiaJerusalem | 30 January 2024 | 1 infrastructure structure, 2 public structures, 3 agricultural structures, 4 other structures | 0 | 5 adults, 4 children (3 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TarqumiyaHebron | 31 January 2024 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 WASH structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TOTAL (29 incidents) | 102 total: 20 inhabited residential structures, 3 uninhabited residential structures, 19 livelihood structures, 5 infrastructure structures, 2 public structures, 9 WASH structures, 33 agricultural structures, 11 other structures | 40 adults, 35 children (12 households) | 125 adults, 161 children (37 households) | ||