Demolition

IDF foil ISIS terror plot in Jericho, seize Hamas weapons cache in Gaza

The IDF said they found "a large amount of guns, an RPG rocket, and an explosive device that were going to be used to harm IDF soldiers operating in the area." 

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
Security forces arrested a cell of ISIS terrorists on suspicion of planning to carry out an attack.
IDF demolishes the home of terrorist Mahmoud Yusef Abed, in the village of Halhul, West Bank. February 2.

IDF demolishes West Bank home of terrorist who killed Israeli in Gush Etzion

Abed, together with another terrorist, carried out the shooting attack at the Gush Etzion Junction in the Etzion Brigade area, in which Shalev Zabuloni was murdered.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) and Lebanese military vehicles patrol in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2026

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, citing repeated ceasefire violations

Shortly after the strike began, rocket sirens sounded in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the Gaza border community. The sirens were almost immediately deemed a false alarm.

|BySAM HALPERN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The IDF demolished the house of the terrorists who killed Shalev Zevuloni.

IDF demolishes home of terrorist who killed late Shalev Zevuloni in Gush Etzion junction attack

"IDF forces operated in the village of Bazariya in the Shomron Brigade to demolish the home of the terrorist Malek Ibrahim Salem," the military said.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Apartment, 3 businesses demolished in east Jerusalem by municipality

This is the third time the second floor of the building has been demolished by the municipality as the city government continues to deny the family a building permit.

DECEMBER 17, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
A building demolished in Issawiya, Dec. 17, 2019

Despite court rulings, evictions, Abu Madiam tribe vows not to evacuate

The tribe that resides on public land in the area of Al-Araqib refuses to evacuate despite suffering multiple evictions.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019ByLEON SVERDLOV
A demolished house in the unrecognized Bedouin village of al-Arakib, few days after all the houses of the village were demolished by Israeli law enforcements, 31 July 2010

Dvir Sorek's suspected killers may have homes demolished

The two men were arrested over the weekend.

AUGUST 12, 2019ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
IDF soldiers map out the homes of Dvir Sorek's suspected killers to check the possibility of demolition.

Explaining demolitions

Israel has once again found itself under the magnifying glass of international glare, following Monday’s demolition of 12 apartment buildings in Sur Bahir.

JULY 24, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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David Friedman slams former Obama advisor, Ilhan Omar over Wadi Hummus tweets

US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, attacked both Rhodes and Omar, calling their accusations fake news.

JULY 24, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
David Friedman (L) and Ilhan Omar (R)

Palestinians home razings near security barrier may be delayed

On Thursday, IDF soldiers arrived in the village to examine the buildings, sparking residents’ fear that bulldozers could arrive the next morning.

JULY 18, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
One of the 18 Wadi Hummus buildings slated for demolition

EU concerned by pending Palestinian home demolitions near Jerusalem

While the IDF does not usually carry out enforcement in Areas A and B, in this case the buildings were constructed too close to the security barrier.

JULY 17, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
IDF demolition of terrorists' houses, August 9, 2017.

After rocket hits home of Dutch immigrants: That is just the way it is

“The red alarm went off and we heard a loud explosion - louder than we are used to having,” Mirjam Reijnen described.

MAY 6, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dutch immigrants describe direct rocket hit on their home.

IDF demolishes home of terrorist who killed father of 12 and soldier

IDF forces entered the Al-Zawiya neighborhood of Nablus to destroy the house.

APRIL 24, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF demolishes the home of a terrorist.

Israeli security forces demolish Ofra terrorist's home

Barghouti, along with his brother, carried out the shooting attack near the settlement of Ofra on December 9, 2018.

APRIL 18, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The IDF demolished the home of the Ofra terrorist Salah Barghouti in the West Bank village of Kober.