Israeli military bulldozers demolished agricultural structures, uprooted dozens of trees, and leveled areas of Palestinian-owned land on Tuesday in the town of Duma, south of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Suleiman Dawabsha, head of the Duma Village Council, said Israeli bulldozers demolished livestock sheds and agricultural structures in the Shakkara area belonging to Mousa Zawahra and Salama Zawahra.
Dawabsha added that the soldiers also leveled tracts of land and uprooted dozens of trees in the area.
The incident occurred amid continuing demolitions across the occupied West Bank involving homes, livelihood structures and infrastructure, including animal shelters, warehouses, water systems and roads.
OCHA records demolitions, dismantling, confiscations and the sealing of structures in its monitoring data. Israeli authorities most often cite the absence of Israeli-issued building permits as the basis for these actions; OCHA says such permits are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain.
OCHA also warns that demolitions and the threat of demolition contribute to a coercive environment that pressures residents to leave their communities. OCHA demolition and displacement data.
In its August 14, 2026, humanitarian report, OCHA said Israeli authorities demolished 25 Palestinian-owned structures in eight incidents during the report’s preceding seven-day period, displacing 29 people, including 17 children.
The agency separately reported on August 7 that, since 2024, the monthly average of structures demolished in Area C and East Jerusalem had been at least twice the average recorded during the previous 15 years. OCHA’s demolition and displacement data are available online, together with its reports of August 14, 2026 and August 7, 2026.
