home demolitions

Israeli military bulldozers demolishing three Palestinian-owned houses in Shuqba village, west of the administrative city of Ramallah, in Israeli-occupied West Bank on January 21, 2026.
Occupied West Bank
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Israel gave only 66 building permits to Palestinians in 11 years

Thousands of Palestinian buildings were demolished by Israel due to a lack of building permits, while settlers received tens of thousands of approvals

The New Arab Staff
22 February, 2026
Israeli soldiers close the main entrance to the camp, preventing citizens from reaching the demolition site, as Palestinians react to the demolition decision of Israeli army for 25 more buildings in the Nur Shams Refugee Camp in Tulkarm, in Tulkarm, West Bank on December 15, 2025.
Nur Shams camp
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Israel begins demolishing 25 residential buildings in West Bank camp

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 December, 2025
Heavy machines belonging to the Israeli army demolish a residential building housing Palestinians at the Nur Shams Refugee Camp in Tulkarm, West Bank on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Nur Shams camp
MENA
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Israeli Supreme Court approves mass demolition of WB homes

The New Arab Staff
28 December, 2025
Israeli forces [Getty]
Occupied West Bank
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Israel kills two Palestinians and demolishes West Bank homes

The New Arab Staff
02 December, 2025
The West Bank faces the twin barrage of Israeli army raids and settler attacks
Occupied West Bank
MENA
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Israeli forces kill child and elderly woman in West Bank

The New Arab Staff
06 November, 2025
Palestinian youth raise flag Israeli settlers Sheikh Jarrah [GETTY]
Palestine
MENA
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Israel to demolish hundreds of Palestinian apartments in Jerusalem

The New Arab
30 October, 2017
Settlers Palestine
Silwan
MENA
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Israel to demolish Palestinian homes in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighbourhood

The New Arab
22 October, 2017
Israeli forces Jerusalem
West Bank
MENA
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Israel prepares to demolish home of Palestinian attacker

The New Arab
27 September, 2017
Settlers Palestine
Silwan
MENA
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Israel demolishes Palestinian family's homes twice in one week

The New Arab
23 August, 2017
Palestinian home demolition Jerusalem
West Bank
MENA
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Israel demolishes two Palestinian homes in Jerusalem

The New Arab
16 August, 2017
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intifada
MENA
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Twenty-five Palestinians wounded in Israeli raid on refugee camp

The New Arab & agencies
16 August, 2016
Punitive demolition Israel AFP
Palestine
MENA
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Israel demolishes home of Palestinian prisoner

The New Arab
18 July, 2016
settlers plus soldiers
West Bank
Perspectives

Silence over Israel’s demolition frenzy

JW

Joseph Willits

01 April, 2016