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Israel has demolished over 1,500 West Bank facilities in 2024, says UN

Israeli forces have demolished 1,528 Palestinian-owned structures in the occupied West Bank since the start of the year, according to the latest figures published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).

The UN data, published on 29 November, indicated that 3,637 Palestinians have been displaced as a result of an ongoing Israeli demolition campaign.

The destroyed infrastructure included inhabited residences (700), agricultural infrastructure (398), and livelihood-related assets (205), such as shops and businesses.

According to Ocha's findings, the most targeted areas in the West Bank were located near the city of Tulkarm, which has faced a greater number of Israeli raids and demolitions over the past year, as well as other West Bank cities.

The Tulkarm refugee camp is at the top of the list of areas with demolished infrastructure (171), with the Nur Shams refugee camp next (118). 

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A Palestinian child sits on a street damaged during an Israeli raid in Jenin camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 21 November 2024 (Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)
A Palestinian child sits on a street damaged during an Israeli raid in Jenin camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 21 November 2024 (Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)