International law, specifically the Fourth Geneva Convention, prohibits punitive demolition of property during a belligerent occupation, as it constitutes an illegal form of collective punishment. Destruction is only permissible if it is rendered "absolutely necessary by military operations", which has never been proven. Punitive demolitions are prohibited because they punish individuals for acts they did not commit, violate the right to housing, and are not considered a legitimate military necessity.
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- Parent Category: VIOLATIONS RULES OF BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION
- Category: Collective punishment: punitive demolition
20251224 - Bazariya, northwest of Nablus - The home of Malek Salem, killed by Israeli troops, was punitively demolished
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- Parent Category: VIOLATIONS RULES OF BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION
- Category: Collective punishment: punitive demolition
20251224 - Bazariya, northwest of Nablus - The home of Malek Salem, killed by Israeli troops, was punitively demolished
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- Parent Category: VIOLATIONS RULES OF BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION
- Category: Collective punishment: punitive demolition
20251202 - Aqaba, northeast of Jenin - Punitive demoliton of the home of detainee Ayman Ghannam by Israeli occupation forces
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- Parent Category: VIOLATIONS RULES OF BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION
- Category: Collective punishment: punitive demolition
20251202 - Zawata, west of Nablus - Israeli belligerent blocks road ahead of demolition family home of Palestinian detainee Abdelkrim Snobar (2 photos)
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- Parent Category: VIOLATIONS RULES OF BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION
- Category: Collective punishment: punitive demolition
20251202 - Zawata, west of Nablus - Punitive demolition of the family house of imprisoned Sanoubar
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- Parent Category: VIOLATIONS RULES OF BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION
- Category: Collective punishment: punitive demolition
20251109 - Bruqin, central West Bank - punitively demolishing the house of Palestinian detainee Maher Samara