Demolition

IDF maps West Bank home of terrorist behind Bell Checkpoint attack that wounded Neria Leiter

The attack, which seriously wounded Neria Leiter, son of Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, was carried out last month on Route 443.

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IDF soldiers mapping out the terrorist's home, October 20, 2026.
IDF soldiers conduct a manhunt for a terrorist who shot Israeli hikers in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

IDF raids several areas in West Bank following Neveh Tzuf terrorist attack - report

The terrorist is believed to have acted alone in both the attack and his escape attempt, Army Radio cited security officials as saying.

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Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

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
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

Jerusalem's Dan Pearl Hotel to be demolished after 20 years of neglect

The court’s decision thus ended 20 years of neglect and ugliness, enabling the city to issue a tender for a new hotel to be built on the premises.

APRIL 11, 2022ByPEGGY CIDOR
The abandoned Dan Pearl Hotel in Jerusalem.

US: Israel must refrain from Palestinian demolitions like in Sheikh Jarrah

Members of the UNSC condemned the demolition of two homes in the contentious east Jerusalem neighborhood.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinians with gas cylinders stand on a rooftop of a house being evacuated by Israeli special forces in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. January 17, 2022.

PFLP calls for resistance against Israel after Sheikh Jarrah demolitions

“This crime falls within the framework of many crimes committed by the occupation authorities, militias and settlers in Jerusalem with the aim of completing its Israelization and Judaization."

JANUARY 19, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, December 17, 2021.

Police evict Sheikh Jarrah family that threatened self-immolation

The Jerusalem Municipality now plans to use the property for construction of a school to serve Arab children with special needs. 

JANUARY 19, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinians take to the roof and threaten to blow-up the building of a home in the flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem

Arguing with the US over house demolitions - opinion

Washington won’t be applauding Israel's decision to demolish the house of Eli Kay's murderer.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByMARK REGEV
The funeral of Eli Kay, the lone soldier who was fatally shot by a terrorist in an attack in Jerusalem's Old City, November 22, 2021.

IDF to raze home of Palestinian terrorist involved in Homesh shooting

The home of Palestinian terrorist Muhammad Jaradat is set to be demolished by the IDF.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers seen outside Shavei Shomron in the West Bank following a shooting attack near Homesh, December 17, 2021.

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.