AMMAN — In 2022, a total of 953
structures were demolished or seized by the
Israeli occupation throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem — the highest number recorded since 2016,
according to a 2022 report on demolitions and seizures in the West Bank issued
by the European Union on Tuesday.
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As a result of demolitions, 1,031
individuals were displaced and 28,446 were affected.
Area COf structures demolished, more than 80
percent (781)
were located in Area C. All but 35 of the structures were
targeted for lacking building permits, which are nearly impossible for
Palestinians to obtain in Area C and East Jerusalem.
Area C continued to experience a rise in
targeted structures located in Bedouin and herding communities.
Areas A and BA trend observed in Areas A and B,
according to the report, was the increase in demolitions of structures based on
punitive grounds. Demolition orders and waves of demolitions in the communities
of
Masafer Yatta and Al Walajah were “of great concern”, the report noted.
Of concern was also the seizure of
structures based on
Military Order 1797, which provides only a 96-hour notice
and very limited grounds for legally challenging a demolition.
Settler violenceThe six-year high demolition number
recorded in 2022 was accompanied by a spike in the scale and severity of
violence committed by settlers; 849 settler incidents were recorded in 2022,
representing a 58 percent increase compared with 2021 and a 123 percent
increase compared with 2020.
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