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

Israel’s home demolitions after terrorist attacks, explained

Home demolition orders have almost become a matter of course following Palestinian attacks. Israel has used the tactic as a routine instrument of punishment.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
The IDF began demolishing the Barkan terrorist's home after the order was approved by the head of the IDF’s Central Command Maj.-Gen. Nadav Padan

Letters to the Editor February 13, 2023: Is it normal?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Israel postpones razing of east Jerusalem building following int'l pressure

The building, which houses about a hundred families, was issued a demolition order in 2015.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByWALLA!
IDF demolition of terrorists' houses, August 9, 2017.

Demolishing houses didn't stop terror in 2005, why does it work in 2023? - analysis

What, if anything, changed between 2005 and 2023 about Israel, the Palestinians, house demolitions and deterrence?

JANUARY 29, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A girl clutches a doll as she sits among the rubble of a building demolished by Israeli security forces in the east Jerusalem Neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, January 29, 2023.

Khan al Ahmar: A symbol of Netanyahu's tension with the High Court - opinion

If there is a place where the contradictions inherent in Israel’s new government come to life, it is this tiny village tucked away along the side of a highway.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
A view of Khan al Ahmar.

Kiryat Arba terrorist home razing frozen until High Court hears petition

JANUARY 3, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
LEFT: Slain victim of Kiryat Arba terror attack, 50-year-old Ronen Hanania. RIGHT: IDF soldiers operate at the scene of the attack, October 29, 202.

IDF map home of Ariel terrorist overnight, operate across West Bank

According to Beilinson Hospital, two of the three wounded in the Ariel terror attack are in serious but stable condition.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel security forces mapped the home of the Ariel terrorist overnight after he killed three civilians on Tuesday and injured three more, November 16, 2022.

Israeli forces enter Jenin to demolish Dizengoff terrorist's home

According to Palestinian reports, a 29-year-old man was killed and another was injured in clashes with Israeli forces.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF demolishing the home of Ra'ad Hazem, the Palestinian terrorist who carried out the Tel Aviv attack in April which killed three people, September 6, 2022.

IDF razes West Bank Ramat Migron outpost, Homesh yeshiva spared for now

The hilltop settlement has been subject to ongoing controversy and legal dispute since the early 2000s. Since then, there have been ownership claims to the land from Palestinian families.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israel security forces at the Ramat Migron outpost, Thursday August 11, 2022

IDF demolishes homes of terrorists behind deadly Ariel attack

23 year-old security guard Vyacheslav Golev was gunned down and stabbed in April by two attackers who were later caught by the Shin Bet and IDF

JULY 26, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli Defense Forces demolish the home of Palestinian terrorist who carried out an attack in Ariel in April, July 26, 2022