On July 2, 2008, an Arab resident of East Jerusalem identified as Hussam Taysir Duwait attacked several cars on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem in a vehicle-ramming attack using a front-end loader, killing th
The attack aftermath
Damage caused by the attack
Demolition of Palestinian property is a method Israel has used in the Israeli-occupied territories since they came under its control in the Six-Day War, as well as in Israel proper, to achieve various
2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack
…freedom of movement and travel throughout Israel), the first being the Mercaz HaRav massacre in early March 2008. On April 7, 2009, Duwait's house was demolished as a declared deterrent against future attacks, the first such demolition since 2005. Preliminary investigations suggest the Caterpillar 966 front-end loader was taken from a nearby construction…
On May 5, 2025, the Israeli army destroyed several houses and cave dwellings in Khallet Al-Dabaa, in the occupied West Bank. In total, 21 Palestinian children and 28 Palestinian adults were forcibly displaced.
An IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer razing a house during the Second Intifada (2000–2005)
Excavator used by the Israeli army to demolish Palestinian homes, photo taken in Masafer Yatta, February 10, 2025
A family collecting their belongings after a demolition in Beit Hanina, 2014)