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Israeli occupation forces have demolished more than 1,500 Palestinian
structures in the occupied West Bank since the start of the year,
resulting in the displacement of over 3,600 Palestinians and affecting
nearly 164,000 others, according to the United Nations.

Data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA) reveals that between 1 January and 29 November, Israeli forces
destroyed 1,528 structures, including 700 inhabited homes, 118
uninhabited homes and 398 agricultural facilities.

The demolitions have primarily targeted vulnerable Palestinian
communities, displacing 3,637 people and severely impacting 163,769
others. The most affected area was the Tulkarm Refugee Camp in the
northern occupied West Bank where 171 structures were destroyed,
followed by the Nur Shams Refugee Camp which witnessed 118
demolitions, Jenin Refugee Camp, Jericho and other parts of the West
Bank.

The Israeli government justifies these demolitions by claiming the
structures were built without permits, although obtaining such permits
is nearly impossible for Palestinians under the occupation’s
restrictive policies.

Israeli demolition policies have escalated recently in the occupied
West Bank and Jerusalem. They are intended to displace the
Palestinians and expand illegal Jewish-only settlements amid the
ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the occupied
Palestinian territories.

It comes despite a landmark opinion by the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) on 19 July, which declared Israel’s decades-long
occupation of Palestinian land unlawful and called for the evacuation
of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.


https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241202-israel-demolishes-over-1500-palestinian-structures-in-occupied-west-bank-in-2024/