The erasure, in numbers

23 June 2026: The Israeli Jerusalem Municipality, accompanied by Israeli forces, demolished 12 livelihood structures in Shu’fat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem, citing the lack of Israeli-issued building permits. As a result, 12 households comprising 48 individuals, were affected. In addition, around 100 other households were also affected after the front panels/shutters of their livelihood shops were destroyed. The demolition targeted 12 commercial structures used as a restaurant, part of a salon, part of a supermarket, a storage room linked to a construction materials shop, and other commercial shops. Moreover, the front panels/shutters of around 100 additional commercial shops were destroyed, along with shop goods and external air-conditioning units. According to the affected households, no demolition orders were delivered prior to the demolition operation, which lasted for more than 10 hours. During the operation, Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at Palestinians gathered in the area, resulting in several cases of tear gas inhalation. East Jerusalem

23 June 2026: Israeli civil administration along with Israeli forces demolished an inhabited residential house and a water cistern in Qalqas south of Hebron city. The incident took place in area C allegedly for lacking a building permit. As a result, a family of seven people including five children is displaced. Part of the displaced family belongings were lost under the rubble. The demolished building consisted of two floors, the first floor is the house, and the ground floor included the water cistern, storage space and a garage. The house was built in 2021 and received prior written orders issued by the Israeli civil administration, and the legal case was followed up by St Yves organization. During the demolition, the Israeli soldiers physically assaulted the house owner who is 39YO and another 60YO woman and she is the mother of the house owner. The Israeli soldiers also fired tear gas and stun grenades which resulted in several cases of tear gas inhalation with no need for medical intervention.

22 June 2026: During a 16-hour operation, the Israeli Jerusalem Municipality, accompanied by Israeli forces, demolished three buildings and an asphalt road in the densely populated Al Touri area of Kafr ‘Aqab, East Jerusalem, citing the lack of Israeli-issued building permits and security reasons related to the proximity to the wall. As a result, two households comprising seven people, including two children, were displaced, while approximately 2,645 people were severely affected. The demolition targeted three multi-storey buildings, two of which were under construction, and included both residential and livelihood-related units. In addition, an asphalt road serving as the main and only access route to the area comprising approximately 15 residential buildings was bulldozed, resulting in the destruction of the water, electricity, and sewage networks serving the area. Additionally, the demolition of the road obstructed vehicular access to all buildings and left several vehicles trapped inside the area with no exit route. As a result, residents were forced to access and leave the area on foot using inadequate alternative routes. During the operation, Israeli forces were heavily deployed throughout the neighborhood, positioning across multiple streets suppressing and attacking gathering residents with the extensive firing of sound and tear gas canisters, including directly toward residential buildings and facilities. As a result, several tear gas canisters landed inside schools while students were sitting final examinations, leading to multiple cases of tear gas inhalation. In addition, one tear gas canister caused a fire to break out on the balcony of a residential building. In addition, a 16-year-old boy was injured in the leg by a rubber bullet during the operation. According to the affected households, demolition orders had been issued against the structures in January during a previous large-scale demolition operation in the same area. However, according to the families, the demolition was carried out before all legal remedies had been exhausted and without prior notice. (Jerusalem)

22 June 2026: A Palestinian family was forced to self-demolish a residential structure in Ras’ Al Amud, East Jerusalem, citing the lack of Israeli issued building permit. As a result, a non refugee household which includes five people including three children is displaced. The demolition targeted an inhabited residential structure which is built from concrete and cement blocks which approximately measures 70 m^2. It contains a living room, bedroom, bathroom, and a kitchen. According to the affected, the structure had received a demolition order before two years. They appointed a lawyer to follow up on the case, however, the family received recent warnings regarding the demolition ; giving them 21 days to self demolish or otherwise will be fined the costs of demolition. ( East Jerusalem).

22 June 2026: Israeli civil administration along with Israeli forces demolished two inhabited residential houses, storage structure, electricity storage room, two livelihood structures , two latrines and a concrete base in Umm Rukba area in Al Khadr near Bethlehem. The incident took place in area C allegedly for lacking a building permit. As a result, two families comprising eleven people including six children are displaced while another family comprising five people is affected in addition to an elder woman. The demolished structures were located near the northern entrance of Efrata settlement. The owners received prior written orders issued by the Israeli civil administration and followed up the case legally through St Yves organization.

18 June 2026: The Israeli Civil Administration, accompanied by Israeli forces, demolished two structures in Area C of Deir Hajla, in Jericho, citing the lack of Israeli-issued building permits. As a result, two refugee households comprising 12 people, including seven children, were affected. The demolition targeted two animal fodder storage structures made of wooden panels and metal sheeting, both were approximately 30-m2. According to the affected family, a stop-work order had been issued in April during a previous demolition operation in the community. No legal action was taken by the family. (Jericho)

17 June 2026: Israeli civil administration along with Israeli forces demolished two inhabited residential houses, an agricultural shelter, two water cisterns and a cesspit in Barouq are in Ar Rifa'iyya east of Yatta. The incident took place in area C allegedly for lacking a building permit. As a result, an extended family of nine people including five children is affected while another two families comprising eleven people including six children are displaced. During the demolition, four water tanks were destroyed. The owners received prior written orders issued by the Israeli civil administration and followed up the case legally through St Yves organization.

16 June 2026: Israeli forces demolished agricultural stone walls in Area C of Beit Ijza village, located on the Jerusalem side of the Barrier in Jerusalem, affecting the livelihoods of three Palestinian households comprising 15 people. The operation involved bulldozing tens of dunums of agricultural land, resulting in the demolition of approximately 400 meters of agricultural stone walls and the uprooting of around 430 mature olive trees, grapevine, and almond trees. The demolition was carried out citing security reasons due to the land’s proximity to the settlement of Giv'on Hahadasha. According to the affected families, in March 2026, Israeli authorities issued a security order targeting agricultural lands in the area, which are subject to a prior coordination mechanism for Palestinian access. The families discovered the demolition and destruction of their trees on 16 June while accessing their lands during the coordinated ploughing period, during which they had been granted only three days to cultivate and plough their agricultural plots located adjacent to the settlement. (Jerusalem)