Palestine refugees displaced by demolitions 2016 Palestine refugees displaced and a ected by demolitions west bank throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem Jenin Governorate by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem 19 refugees displaced
united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east www.unrwa.org Tubas Governorate refugees from a total of 1,628 Palestinians displaced by 38 refugees displaced 613 demolitions in 2016. 22 refugees a ected 1 - 100 Tulkarm Governorate 329 refugee-owned structures demolished 23 refugees a ected 101 - 200 Nablus Governorate (out of 1,094 structures in total) 1 refugees displaced 61 refugees a ected 200 + This is the highest number of structures demolished and Palestinians Qalqiliya Governorate displaced since the UN began systematically recording statistics in 2009 80 refugees a ected
Jericho Governorate 82 refugees displaced Fourth Geneva of Palestinians displaced are refugees 148 refugees a ected Convention 38% (refugees are individuals and their of refugee owned structures Article 53 (1950): descendants originally displaced as 50% demolished were residential a result of the rst Arab-Israeli war) Ramallah Governorate Any destruction by the Occupying 17 refugees displaced Power of real or personal property 23 refugees a ected “belonging individually or collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to Why? Jerusalem Governorate other public authorities, or to social or 355 refugees displaced As a result of Israel’s restrictive planning and permit regime in Area C 684 refugees a ected cooperative organizations, is prohibited, and East Jerusalem, many Palestinians build without permits, though of refugees displaced except where such destruction is mostly on private land, to meet their housing needs and risk having are minors rendered absolutely necessary by their structures demolished. Except in cases of immediate security 47% military operations. needs, an occupying power must act to safeguard the interests of the protected population. As the occupying power, Israel has obligations are female ” under international law to administer the Palestinian territory for the 49% bene t of the protected Palestinian population, and strict conditions of refugees displaced apply to the destruction of private property, related exclusively to Bethlehem Governorate 81% occurred in Area C (495) military necessity or the security of the protected population. 21 refugees displaced and 14% in East Jerusalem (84)* 1,628 69 refugees a ected 1600 total Palestinians displaced 1400 1,211 UNRWA response to demolitions 1200 Cash assistance provided to 136 displaced 1,094 1,103 1000 889 refugee families comprising 785 individuals 777 800 619 606 613 600 Palestine refugees 411 displaced 375 400 278 363 287 Hebron Governorate 80 refugees displaced 200 143 216 refugees a ected 56 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total gures from OCHA. Refugee disaggregated gures from UNRWA * The term a ected by demolitions refers to the demolitions of livelihood structures, uninhabited residential structures, water-related structures and other types of infrastructure This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed **Note: 75% of all displacements occured in Area C (1,225) & 17% in East Jerusalem (281). The remaining 8% of Palestinian displacements occured in Area A or Area B (122) herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Union, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.