07.09.2025 · 5 min reading time
July 9, 2025 · 5 min reading
Data set for 06.09.2025 to 07.09.2025
| Category | Total | 5-day avg | 30-day avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Incidents | 37 | | ||
| Structures | 112 | | ||
| Displaced People | 173 | | ||
| Men Displaced | 42 | | ||
| Women Displaced | 37 | | ||
| Children Displaced | 94 | |
This data set runs from 06.09.2025 to 07.09.2025, covering a 30-day period. This data is for the 30 days prior to and including the publish date, not Year-to-Date. As the data points out, across Jerusalem and the West Bank, displacement has been trending upwards. This, of course, is by design.
This data only reflects administrative home demolitions in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. This doesn't include the mass demolitions of homes in the Gaza Strip, or in places like the Naqab or the Galilee.
By Cody O'Rourke
cody@goodshepherdcollective.org
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Cody O’Rourke
Communications
The scale of destruction in Gaza has reached catastrophic proportions, with April 2025 figures showing 174,486 structures affected by the ongoing aggression. Of these, 70,436 buildings have been completely destroyed, 18,588 severely damaged and rendered uninhabitable, and 51,962 moderately damaged. This represents the systematic destruction of homes, schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure across Gaza. The sheer magnitude – affecting nearly 175,000 buildings – has fundamentally altered Gaza's urban landscape and created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for its population of over two million people. [ For a useful tool to visualize the most recent data, you can use this UNOSAT map ]
With all eyes on Gaza, the broader zionist movement has consolidated efforts in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. 2025 is on track to set new records for demolitions and mass forcible displacement. With the Israeli military carrying out 302 military operations to demolish homes and infrastructure in just the first half of the year, the projected total of 583 incidents would surpass 2024's 554 incidents, marking the highest year on record in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The current daily average of 1.61 military operations a day represents a significant escalation from historical norms. Before 2023, daily averages typically ranged between 0.27 and 1.18 incidents. The sharp increase began in 2023 (1.18 daily average) and accelerated in 2024 (1.51), with 2025 showing the highest rate yet.
Displacement patterns show similar intensification. The projected 2,485 people displaced in 2025 would represent more than double the typical annual displacement seen from 2010 to 2022. The 964 structures affected so far in 2025 already exceed the full-year totals for most years between 2009 and 2021.
This data reveals a clear pattern: demolition activities have intensified dramatically since 2023 — the start of the accelerated genocide in Gaza — with operations becoming progressively more frequent and impacting an increasing number of people and structures each year. The consistent escalation across 2023-2025 represents a clear policy shift rather than temporary fluctuations, marking a fundamental change in the scale and intensity of these operations.
July 7, 2025
Location: Kharbatha al Misbah (Area C, Ramallah district)
Description: Israeli Civil Administration and Israeli forces demolished a four-story residential building (880m² total), displacing 19 people including 8 children from 4 households. Built in 2015, the structure received a stop-work order that year. Despite ongoing legal efforts to obtain permits, authorities carried out the demolition without issuing a final demolition order, destroying most furniture and belongings unexpectedly.
July 7, 2025
Location: Abu Nuwar (Area C, Jerusalem district)
Description: Israeli authorities demolished 5 structures affecting 30 refugees including 22 children from 4 households. Destroyed: a 140m² residential structure with 2 housing units, 2 bathrooms, a 36m² sheep barn, 15m² horse stall, mobile caravan for car wash storage, 10 water tanks, 4 solar tanks, and a generator. The family received an initial order in 2020, hired legal counsel, but demolition proceeded after a final order on June 29, 2025.
July 6, 2025
Location: Jerusalem Old City (St. Charalambous Monastery)
Description: Palestinian family was forced to self-demolish 15m² extension to their second-floor apartment, displacing 3 people including 1 child. The cement block and stone addition provided needed living space. After receiving a demolition order in March 2025 with ongoing threats from the Jerusalem municipality, the family demolished the structure themselves to avoid heavy fines. No legal action taken.
July 3, 2025
Location: Az Za'ayyem Bedouins (Area C, Jerusalem district)
Description: Israeli authorities demolished 14 agricultural structures affecting 32 people including 14 children from 8 households. Destroyed: 6 agricultural resting rooms, 6 animal shelters, 1 cement bathroom, metal fences, stone walls, water infrastructure, hundreds of trees. Most structures had stop-work orders; families hired lawyers but received no final demolition orders before the destruction was carried out.
July 2, 2025
Location: Ni'lin (Area C, Ramallah district)
Description: Israeli forces demolished a three-story residential building (370m² total), displacing 12 refugees including 6 children from 2 households. Built in 2020, it contained a 50m² basement animal shelter and two 160m² apartments. Despite a 2020 stop-work order and legal efforts to obtain permits, demolition proceeded without final orders, destroying furniture, belongings, 3 water tanks, and 20 trees.
