In the occupied West Bank, Israeli occupation forces invaded the Shu‘ab al‑Bier area of Tarqumiya, west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, on Monday morning and demolished a Palestinian home belonging to Amir Bassam al‑Ja‘afra and his recently married son.
Local sources said the two‑story house sheltered ten family members, most of them children, deepening the humanitarian impact of the demolition.
Witnesses added that Israeli forces forced the family to evacuate the property before the military bulldozers demolished the home.
This demolition is part of Israel’s ongoing policy targeting Palestinian homes across the occupied West Bank, a practice that systematically displaces families and deprives them of stability and secure housing.
Home demolitions in the occupied West Bank form a consistent pattern of Israeli actions aimed at restricting Palestinian presence. These measures accompany invasions, break‑ins, abductions, and the expansion of illegal colonies, alongside the tightening of movement through military roadblocks.
According to The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, Israeli authorities carried out 538 demolition operations across the occupied West Bank in 2025, destroying 1,400 Palestinian structures, including 304 inhabited homes, 74 uninhabited homes, 270 economic structures, and 490 agricultural structures.
In 2026, the trend has continued, and intensified; in January 2026, the Commission documented 1,872 Israeli violations, including dozens of home demolitions and the destruction of agricultural and economic structures, with the highest concentration in Hebron, Jerusalem, Nablus, Ramallah, and the northern Jordan Valley.
Field reports from February and March 2026 show continued demolitions in areas including Shuqba, Beit Ummar, Tarqumiya, Beit Awwa, the Jordan Valley, and the outskirts of occupied Jerusalem.
Current data indicates that 2026 is on track to surpass 2025 in the number of demolished Palestinian homes and structures.
