Israeli forces demolish Palestinian building in east Jerusalem.

SHOTLIST: JERUSALEM, PALESTINE (JULY 8, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI FORCES AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINES ON STREET 2. VARIOUS OF DEBRIS FROM DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS / PALESTINIANS LOOKING AT DEBRIS JERUSALEM, PALESTINE - JULY 8, 2026: Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian-owned building in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, July 8, citing the lack of a municipal building permit. Prior to the demolition, Israeli police raided the neighborhood and sealed off the surrounding area, preventing residents, journalists, and bystanders from entering or leaving the site. Israel usually demolishes Palestinian homes on the grounds that they were built on land classified as Area C. Under the 1995 Oslo II Accord. Under the Oslo II agreement signed in 1995, the West Bank is divided into three areas: Area A, under full Palestinian control; Area B, under Palestinian civil control and Israeli security control; and Area C, under full Israeli control, making up about 60% of the West Bank. 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.