Demolition

Demolition of illegal West Bank Bedouin community begins as E1 plan faces legal challenges

Several NGOs said the community is over a kilometer from Ma'ale Adumim, arguing that the distance undermines the government's claim that the demolition was necessary for development plans.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A West Bank Bedouin community under demolition, November 3, 2026.
Armed Israeli soldiers stand guard as heavy machinery demolishes a residential building in the village of Khirbet Qalqas, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on June 8, 2026. (Illustrative)

High Court approves demolition of Palestinian rocket suspect's home, rejects family's appeal

Writing the main opinion, Justice Yael Willner ruled that preparations for repeated rocket attacks posed exceptional danger, justifying the apartment's demolition despite the attack being thwarted.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli security forces near the scene of a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Hebron, October 23, 2026. Five people were wounded in the attack, two of them seriously, and two Palestinian terrorists were killed by Israeli forces.

IDF prepares to demolish homes of terrorists who killed two Israeli soldiers in Hebron attack

On Sunday, the Mount Hebron Regional Council announced it was establishing eight new outposts in the Hebron Hills in response to the terror attack.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the scene of a deadly shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, where two Israeli soldiers were murdered and three others wounded by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, October 24, 2026.

Hebron business demolitions carried out without prior hearing, state tells High Court

The IDF cited urgent security risks, as business owners denied involvement in the deadly attack, alleging collective punishment.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN, YONAH JEREMY BOB

High Court hears debate over whether to demolish house of Eli Kay killer

Kay was shot and killed by Hamas terrorist Fadi Abu Shkhaydam, a 42-year-old resident of Shuafat camp in east Jerusalem, on November 21 in Jerusalem’s Old City.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Avi Kay, father of Eli Kay,and his daughter arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, January 11, 2022.

IDF informs Homesh shooter's family of intention to demolish their home

Yehuda Dimentman was killed near the Homesh outpost in the West Bank in a shooting attack carried out by members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in mid-December. 

JANUARY 6, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF arrest a Palestinian man outside Shavei Shomron, in the West Bank, on December 17, 2021, following the fatal shooting attack near Homesh that killed 25-year-old Yehuda Dimentman.

IDF renews standing eviction orders against number of West Bank outposts

There are some 100 outposts in Judea and Samaria, most of which are similar to established settlements, but lack authorization.

JANUARY 4, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A family in the hilltop settlement of Homesh after the modular structures were taken down by police, December 24, 2021.

IDF issues demolition order for home of Jerusalem terrorist

Eli Kay was killed in a shooting attack carried out by Hamas member Fadi Abu Shkhaydam

JANUARY 3, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
FILE PHOTO: Israeli forces stand guard as Palestinian women react to the demolition of their home, located within the "Area C" of the West Bank, where Israel retains full control over planning and construction, in the West Bank town of Hebron on December 28, 2021.

Demolition orders issued in Silwan, house moved into by Jews

One house was demolished and three were given demolition orders for November 5 in the Silwan neighborhood.

OCTOBER 6, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Palestinian man uses his mobile phone as he stands near the debris of a shop that Israel demolished in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem June 29, 2021

Ra’anana building evacuated, to be demolished due to fear of collapse

Israel Fire and Rescue Services decided to evacuate following a report made by the residents of unusual cracks in the building.

OCTOBER 4, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The evacuated building in Ra'anana that it set to be demolished.

Gov't orders eviction of two Jewish homes in West Bank settlement of Eli

The two houses are not built within the settlement boundaries, according to a land survey.

JULY 28, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the West Bank on January 17, 2021.

IDF evacuates seven settler homes ahead of Bennett-Biden meeting

Families moved onto the site in 2016 after a shooting terror attack on Route 60 in the South Hebron Hills.

JULY 28, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Evacuation of Beit Dror outpost, July 27, 2021

EU: 159 Palestinian structures razed under Bennett

The IDF razed over 50 illegally built West Bank Palestinian structures last week, while United States envoy Hady Amr was visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories.

JULY 20, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A BULLDOZER is used to demolish a shed in the West Bank village of Masafer in February 2020.

Palestinian terror group calls for 'resistance' after Jerusalem demolitions

"These crimes and terrorism targeting Jerusalemites require action to activate all required measures to protect and rescue them."

JULY 13, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Palestinian man uses his mobile phone as he stands near the debris of a shop that Israel demolished in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem June 29, 2021