Ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities and lone families in the West Bank (59 communities as of 16 Mar 2026)
Demolitions and confiscations in communities facing expulsion
Thousands of people – residents of dozens of Palestinian communities located throughout Area C, the West Bank – face imminent expulsion by Israeli authorities on a variety of pretexts. The live blog will pool the regular updates we get from B’Tselem field researchers regarding the communities and any attempts by authorities to expel them. Click on the number of a community cluster and then on the tent icon marked on the map for further information about communities facing the risk of expulsion.
The information in the blog reflects the latest state affairs known to us and is updated as we receive new data from the field. For more on the communities facing expulsion, click here.
The information in the blog reflects the latest state affairs known to us and is updated as we receive new data from the field. For more on the communities facing expulsion, click here.
10 Jan 2023
The vacation home in the village of 'Ein a-Duyuk, before and after the demolition. Photo: 'Aref Daraghmeh, B'Tselem, 10 Jan. 2023
Israel demolishes four storerooms under construction and vacation home in southern Jordan Valley
On Tuesday, 10 January 2023, at around 5:30 A.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a military escort and two bulldozers to the village of al-’Auja, which lies near Route 90 in the southern Jordan Valley, and demolished four storerooms under construction by power of Military Order No. 1797.
The forces then continued to the village of ‘Ein a-Duyuk a-Tahya west of Jericho, where they demolished a vacation home, a swimming pool and water tanks belonging to a family from East Jerusalem.
2 Oct 2022
The tractor and a military vehicle driving to the military outpost. Photo courtesy of community residents
Civil Administration and Jordan Valley regional settlement council confiscate tractor in northern Jordan Valley
On Sunday, 2 October 2022, at around 5:00 P.M., Civil Administration personnel came with representatives of the Jordan Valley regional settlement council and a military escort to Khirbet Ehmeir in al-Farisiyah, which lies in the northern Jordan Valley. The forces confiscated a tractor and ordered the driver to drive it to a military outpost near Khirbet al-Mazuqah, south of al-Farisiyah.
28 Sep 2022
Civil Administration confiscates two tractors north of Bardalah, northern Jordan Valley
On Wednesday, 28 September 2022, at around 3:00 P.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a military escort to the area of al-Qa’un north of the village of Bardalah, in the northern Jordan Valley. The forces confiscated two tractors belonging to two area farmers, claiming they were in a “closed military zone”, and ordered the owners to drive them to a military camp near the settlement of Mehola.
22 Sep 2022
Civil Administration personnel remove belongings from the house before the demolition. Photo: ‘Eid Hazalin, 22 Sept. 2022
Civil Administration demolishes family’s home in a-Rakeez, community facing expulsion in Masafer Yatta
On Thursday, 22 Sept. 2022, at around 8:30 A.M., Civil Administration personnel came with soldiers and a bulldozer to Khirbet a-Rakeez in Masafer Yatta, the South Hebron Hills. They demolished the home of a family of seven, four of them minors. Construction of the house was funded by the charity Action Against Hunger.
21 Sep 2022
Civil Administration bulldozer demolishing one of the livestock enclosures. Photo: Iyad Hadad, B’Tselem, 26 Sept. 2022
Israel demolished three livestock enclosures, ‘Ein Samia, Ramallah District
On Wednesday, 21 Sept. 2022, at around 1:30 P.M., Civil Administration personnel came with a military and Border Police escort to the community of ‘Ein Samia in Ramallah District. The forces demolished three livestock enclosures that supported the livelihood of three families numbering 41 people in total.
21 Sep 2022
Civil Administration confiscates shipping container and outhouse near Khirbet al-Marajim in Nablus area
On Wednesday, 21 Sept. 2022, at around 8:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and a crane truck at Khirbet al-Marajim, a community that lies near the village of Duma in Nablus District. The forces confiscated a shipping container and its contents – a washing machine, a refrigerator, an oven, tables and chairs – belonging to a Palestinian who bought land in the area, and funded by the Ministry against the Fence and Settlements in the Palestinian Authority. The forces also confiscated an outhouse and a power generator funded by the local council.
20 Sep 2022
Members of the family left homeless in Khirbet Jamrurah. Photo courtesy of the family
Civil Administration demolishes family’s home and livestock enclosure in Khirbet Jamrurah, west of Tarqumya
On Tuesday, 20 Sept. 2022, around 11:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military and Border Police escort and a bulldozer at Khirbet Jamrurah, a community that lies northwest of the town of Tarqumya. The forces demolished a tent that was home to a family of six, four of them minors, as well as an outhouse and a shack that served as a livestock enclosure.
20 Sep 2022
Soldiers by the pickup truck confiscated along with the equipment; on the left, a settlement council representative.
Jordan Valley regional settlement council confiscates pickup truck and solar equipment in Kh. Wadi al-Faw, northern Jordan Valley
On Tuesday, 20 September 2022, at around 2:00 P.M., representatives of the Jordan Valley regional settlement council arrived at the community of Khirbet Wadi al-Faw, which lies south of Khirbet ‘Ein al-Hilweh in the northern Jordan Valley, and summoned soldiers to the spot. The soldiers detained the driver of a pickup truck who was transporting equipment for electrical works provided to the community by Comet-ME for use in residents' homes. In addition to holding the driver for several hours, they confiscated the truck and the equipment, which they ordered him to take to a military outpost near area community Khirbet al-Mazuqah.
19 Sep 2022
Family members inspect the damage after the demolition. Photo: ‘Aref Daraghmeh, B’Tselem, 19 Sept. 2022
Civil Administration demolishes family’s seasonal home and agricultural structures in Jordan Valley
On Monday, 19 Sept. 2022, at around 6:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel came with soldiers, Border Police and a bulldozer to an area west of ‘Ein a-Duyuk al-Foqa and demolished structures belonging to two families, who live in the area seven months a year and were not there at the time. In one family’s compound, the forces demolished a residential shack, another shack that was used as a barn, a kitchen structure, a bathroom structure, a chicken coop, a water container and a 200-meter-long barbed wire fence surrounding the compound. They also uprooted five trees. In the second family’s compound, the forces demolished a shack that served as a livestock enclosure.
From there, the forces continued to the al-‘Awasaj farm south of the town of al-‘Auja in Jericho District, where they were joined by more soldiers and two trucks, one of them bearing a crane. The forces dismantled and confiscated four tents and a barbed wire fence about 300 meters long.
19 Sep 2022
One of the demolished shacks, with some of its contents strewn on the ground. The town of Jaba’ is seen in the background. Photo: ‘Amer ‘Aruri, B’Tselem, 19 Sept. 2022
Civil Administration demolishes homes of two families in Abu Shoushah community in al-Quds District and confiscates agricultural structures
On Monday, 19 Sept. 2022, at around 4:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a Border Police escort and a bulldozer at the community of Abu Shoushah, which lies near the town of al-Jaba’ in al-Quds District. The forces demolished a shack that was home to a family of 12, including eight minors, that was built with funding by Acted. The forces also demolished three water containers, as well as a tin shack and a wooden structure that served as livestock enclosures.
In addition, the forces demolished a shack that was home to a family of five and a shack that served as a livestock enclosure, and confiscated a trough and two tables.
The forces also dismantled and confiscated a tent that was used for storage, and confiscated three other tents before they were erected. All four tents were donated to the two families by the al-Quds District in the Palestinian Authority.
14 Sep 2022
Civil Administration demolishes tent farmers use for resting in Wadi Ejheish, South Hebron Hills
On Wednesday, 14 Sept. 2022, around 11:00 A.M., Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military escort and a tow-truck at the area of Wadi Ejheish, which lies south of Khirbet Susiya in the South Hebron Hills. The forces demolished a tent used for resting that Palestinian farmers put up on their land.
14 Sep 2022
Civil Administration demolishes agricultural structure in a-Rifa'iya, South Hebron Hills
On Wednesday, 14 Sept. 2022, at around midday, Civil Administration personnel arrived with a military and Border Police escort and a bulldozer at the village of a-Rifa'iya in the South Hebron Hills, and demolished a tent that was used for agricultural purposes.
11 Sep 2022
Soldiers block two roads near Khirbet ‘Atuf in the northern Jordan Valley
On 11 September 2022, at around 5:00 P.M., soldiers arrived in the vicinity of Khirbet ‘Atuf in the northern Jordan Valley and blocked two roads connecting Tubas District and the ‘Atuf area to Alon Road (578) with dirt mounds and boulders.
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