Demolitions and confiscations in communities facing expulsion

22 January 2026 'Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahta

Israel demolished a vacation home and other structures in ‘Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahta, Jericho District

On Thursday, 22 January 2026, at around 9:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and two diggers at the village of ‘Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahta, adjacent to the city of Jericho to the west. The forces demolished a vacation home, the fence surrounding it, and a water tank owned by a family from East Jerusalem. The forces also demolished two tin-roofed wooden structures that were used as livestock enclosures, a sheep pen, and two water tanks owned by another family.

22 December 2025 Wadi Qadum

Israel demolished a four-story residential building in Wadi Qadum, East Jerusalem

On 22 December 2025, dozens of Jerusalem Municipality workers, Israel Police officers and Border Police officers demolished a four-story residential building in Wadi Qadum, East Jerusalem, claiming it was built without a permit. The building contained 12 apartments where 77 Palestinians lived, including 21 minors. The demolition left all of them without shelter.During the operation, the forces blocked roads and threw stun grenades at Palestinians who approached. Soon after the forces arrived to clear the apartments, one of the inhabitants resisted and confronted them. He was later assaulted by the municipal workers.As part of its efforts to expel Palestinians and carry out ethnic cleansing, Israel enforces a policy that disrupts every aspect of life for Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem and is designed to push them out of their homes and city. This policy includes denying permits to build in accordance with the residents’ needs and carrying out home demolitions.

23 November 2025 Kh. a-Ras al-Ahmar

Israel demolished an agricultural shed in Khirbet a-Ras al-Ahmar

On Sunday, 23 November 2025, at around 8:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and a digger at Khirbet a-Ras al-Ahmar in the northern Jordan Valley. The forces demolished a shack used as a barn and a shed for agricultural equipment.

21 November 2025 a-Nabi Musa

Israel demolished two homes and two sheepfolds in the village of a-Nabi Musa, leaving two Palestinian families homeless

ביום שישי, 21.11.25, הגיעו אנשי המנהל האזרחי, מלווים בחיילים, לכפר א-נבי מוסא שבמחוז יריחו והרסו בית מעץ של משפחה בת 9 נפשות ושני צריפי מגורים ושני דירי צאן של משפחה בת 11 נפשות והותירו 20 נפשות, בהן 8 קטינים, ללא קורת גג.

19 November 2025 Frush Beit Dajan

Israel demolished a seasonal home in the village of Furush Beit Dajan

On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at around 10:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and a bulldozer, at the village of Furush Beit Dajan. The forces demolished a seasonal home owned by a family of seven, including two minors.

15 November 2025 Kh. al-Malih (Hamamat al-Malih)

Israel destroyed a sheepfold in the community of Khirbet (Hamamat) al-Maleh

On Saturday, 15 November 2025, at around 9:00 P.M., about five soldiers arrived on foot from a nearby military camp, to the community of Khirbet al-Maleh (Hamamat al-Maleh) in the northern Jordan Valley. They destroyed an empty sheepfold whose owners had been expelled from the community through settler violence on 20 August 2025.

4 November 2025 Kh. Humsah al-Foqa

Israel demolished the unoccupied homes of two Palestinian families that had been forced out

On Tuesday morning, 4 November 2025, staff from the “Jordan Valley” Settlement Council, arrived with a military escort and diggers at the community of Khirbet Humsah al-Foqa, in the northern Jordan Valley. The forces demolished three unoccupied residential tents, two tents used as sheep pens, and three water tanks owned by two families, who own additional homes in the village of Furush Beit Dajan.

4 November 2025 Jericho

Israel demolished a vacation home in the Sama Ariha area of eastern Jericho On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, at around 8:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and a digger at the Sama Ariha area in eastern Jericho and demoli

On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, at around 8:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and a digger at the Sama Ariha area in eastern Jericho and demolished a vacation home, a swimming pool, and six water tanks owned by an East Jerusalem resident.