Israeli army demolishes Palestinian homes in West Bank (2).
Jul 7, 2026
SHOTLIST: HEBRON, WEST BANK, PALESTINE (JULY 7, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DEMOLISHING HOMES 2. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS WATCHING DEMOLITION / PALESTINIAN GIRL CRYING AND PLEADING AS HER HOME IS DEMOLISHEDHEBRON, WEST BANK, PALESTINE - JULY 7: Israeli forces demolished two Palestinian homes in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, July 7, saying they had been built without authorization. One Palestinian was arrested while protesting the demolition. Home demolitions violate international humanitarian law, as the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 prohibits the destruction of civilian property except in cases of absolute military necessity. Such demolitions also displace entire families and deprive them of livelihoods linked to farming and herding. According to UN data, Israeli demolitions of homes and structures in the occupied West Bank in 2025 displaced more than 1,700 Palestinians. During the first half of this year, Israeli authorities carried out 341 demolition operations, destroying 740 Palestinian structures and issuing 254 new demolition notices, according to the official Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. Since the start of Israel's genocide in Gaza in October 2023, the occupied West Bank has seen a sharp escalation in attacks by the Israeli army and occupiers, killing at least 1,179 Palestinians, injuring 12,666 others, and leading to the arrest of around 24,000, according to official Palestinian figures.
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