During 2025, Israeli authorities demolished at least 1,267 structures across the West Bank under the pretext of illegal construction. The Israeli planning and construction system exploits its control over Area C to prevent Palestinian development and displace communities from their lands, as part of a systematic policy of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.

The number of structures demolished by Israel this year under the pretext of building without permits is the largest since B’Tselem began documenting these acts in 2006.

Israel almost completely refuses to issue building permits to Palestinians—for homes, public buildings, or infrastructure. As a result, Palestinians are forced to build without permits on their private land and live under constant threat of demolition, loss of livelihood, and displacement.

Additionally, according to UN data, Israel demolished hundreds of structures across the West Bank during the past year under the pretext of military necessity during operations and arrest raids. According to the report, approximately 32,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes during the year following military operations in the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps in the northern West Bank.