On Sunday, Israeli occupation authorities delivered demolition and evacuation notices targeting more than ten Palestinian residential and agricultural structures near the Arab al-Jahhalin community, south-east of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank.
In a brief statement, the Jerusalem Governorate confirmed that the orders affect homes and facilities in the area, warning of yet another escalation in the campaign of forced displacement and land confiscation.
The Governorate’s monitoring records show that November 2025 witnessed a sharp rise in demolition and bulldozing violations across occupied Jerusalem.
At least 27 demolitions and land clearings were documented, including five cases of forced self-demolition, where Palestinians were compelled to destroy their own homes under threat of heavy fines.
Twenty-one demolitions were carried out directly by Israeli municipal crews and military forces, alongside one land-clearing violation that targeted Palestinian property.
During the same month, 45 new notices were issued — 43 demolition orders and one evacuation order — in addition to the confiscation of more than 77,600 dunams of land in eastern Isawiya.
Israeli Army Demolishes Building in Jerusalem
The notices were concentrated in al-Walaja, the Old City, Wadi al-Hummus, Isawiya, and az-Za’ayyem, reflecting a clear pattern of encroachment on what remains of Palestinian neighborhoods.
These measures form part of a broader strategy to reshape the surroundings of the Old City and consolidate control over areas of contact, further eroding Palestinian presence in Jerusalem.
While Israel continues to build and expand its illegal colonies, Palestinian communities and towns in occupied Jerusalem and various areas in the occupied West Bank continue to be denied the right to build homes and property under various allegations meant to prevent the expansion of Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.
Last Month, Israeli occupation authorities have issued two new tenders for the construction of a colonial neighborhood in the illegal colony of Adam (Givat Binyamin), built on stolen Palestinian land northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
All of Israel’s colonies in the occupied West Bank, including those in and around occupied East Jerusalem, are illegal under International Law, the Fourth Geneva Convention in addition to various United Nations and Security Council resolutions. They also constitute war crimes under International Law.
Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits collective punishment and acts of terror against civilian populations.
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.” It also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory”.
Articles 53 and 147, prohibit the destruction of civilian property and classify pillage as a war crime.
