Demolition

High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population

The petition was filed by 10 Palestinian residents, together with Adalah and Gisha. UNRWA itself is not a petitioner in the case.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.
View of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026; Illustrative.

'A minister who destroys': Bedouin protest Ben-Gvir over demolition of illegal homes in Negev

The demonstration came in the wake of comments made the previous day by Ben-Gvir, saying that he would continue demolishing “more and more and more illegally built homes in the Negev.

|ByYANIR YAGNA
Palestinians walk among buildings destroyed during the recent war in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 23, 2026.

Israeli firms in talks over large-scale demolition, rubble removal in Gaza, sources say

A security official warned that the pace and scope of the negotiations could carry broader consequences.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
The IDF demolished the residence of a terrorist who conducted a lethal December 2024 terror attack in the West Bank, March 14, 2026.

WATCH: IDF demolishes terrorist house in West Bank, kills armed terrorist in Gaza's Rafah

The IDF demolishes the home of a terrorist behind the December 2024 El-Khader Junction attack, while also killing Hamas terrorists in Gaza operations.

|ByJAMES GENN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

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

US to Israel: No Palestinian punitive home razing, we won't let this drop

"The home of an entire family should not be demolished for the actions of one individual," the US Embassy spokesperson said on Thursday.

JULY 10, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

How will demolition order for Meron affect investigation into disaster?

The families of those who died in the Mount Meron tragedy in April worry this could compromise the investigation into the disaster.

JULY 2, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
Workers are seen removing bleachers on Mount Meron, on July 1, 2021.

Netanyahu has no authority to halt Evyatar outpost demolition, Gantz says

The outpost was built last month by the Nahala movement near the Tapuach junction in the aftermath of the shooting death of Yehuda Guetta.

JUNE 10, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
NETANYAHU AND Gantz – can they put their animosity aside and serve the public?

South Korea building collapses suddenly during demolition, killing 9

South Korea has been known in the past for having a bad safety record in terms of infrastructure.

JUNE 9, 2021ByREUTERS
South Korean firefighters search for passengers from a bus trapped by the debris of a collapsed building in Gwangju, South Korea, June 9, 2021.

IDF maps home of Tapuah Junction terrorist - watch

The large, two-story home in the town of Turmas Ayya near Ramallah was mapped ahead of possible demolition.

MAY 8, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF maps house of terrorist who carried out the Tapuah Junction attack on May 2nd 2021.

Israel eyes Palestinian home demolition in Area B

The village location is complex as it is located in both areas A, B and C.

MARCH 10, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
An IDF bulldozer demolishes a building near the security barrier in Waddi Hummus. July 22, 2019.