Photo: Az Za'ayyem, Jerusalem, 20 November 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 2 November 2023 | 1 agricultural structure | 0 | 3 adults, 3 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Al JalamaJenin | 2 November 2023 | 8 livelihood structures | 0 | 73 people (12 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| HizmaJerusalem | 3 November 2023 | 3 inhabited residential structures, 5 WASH structures, 3 agricultural structures | 10 adults, 12 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Sur BahirEast Jerusalem | 7 November 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 3 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 14 November 2023 | 1 livelihood structure | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| ShuqbaRamallah | 15 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 6 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Wadi FukinBethlehem | 16 November 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 2 livelihood structures | 0 | 14 adults, 11 children (4 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit /Area C |
| Shu’fat refugee campEast Jerusalem | 17 November 2023 | 4 agricultural structures | 0 | 2 adults, 4 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Old CityEast Jerusalem | 18 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Old CityEast Jerusalem | 20 November 2023 | 1 public structure | 0 | 80 adults, 12 children | Punitive Demolition / The school (built in 1295) was sealed due to alleged scribbles on the wall against the war on Gaza / East Jerusalem |
| Az Za’ayyemJerusalem | 20 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 5 adults, 2 children | 32 people (7 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al ‘IsawiyaEast Jerusalem | 21 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 21 November 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 2 adults, 1 child | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem |
| Mantiqat Shi’b al ButumMasafer Yatta | 22 November 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 5 WASH structures, 1 agricultural structure | 8 adults, 11 children (3 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 27 November 2023 | 2 inhabited residential structures, 1 agricultural structure | 10 adults, 17 children (5 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Khallet al ForonHebron | 27 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure, 1 agricultural structure | 2 adults | 2 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Al BirehRamallah | 27 November 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure | 0 | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Ad DeiratHebron | 28 November 2023 | 1 uninhabited residential structure, 1 WASH structure, 2 agricultural structures | 0 | 5 adults, 6 children (2 households) | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Um LassafaHebron | 28 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 0 | 5 people | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| YaqeenHebron | 28 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 4 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| Beit HaninaEast Jerusalem | 29 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 2 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| Jabal al MukabbirEast Jerusalem | 30 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 4 adults, 4 children (2 households) | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| SilwanEast Jerusalem | 30 November 2023 | 1 inhabited residential structure | 2 adults, 5 children | 0 | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / East Jerusalem / Self-Demolition |
| FraseenJenin | 30 November 2023 | 6 inhabited residential structures | 16 adults, 11 children (5 households) | 5 adults, 5 children | Lack of an Israeli-issued building permit / Area C |
| TOTAL (24 incidents) | 64 total: 23 inhabited residential structures, 4 uninhabited residential structures, 12 livelihood structures, 1 public structure, 11 WASH structures, 13 agricultural structures | 67 adults, 82 children (18 households) | 117 adults, 54 children (27 households) | ||