![Israeli forces take security measures as they demolish Palestinian Mohammed Abu Tayr's home under construction due to being unauthorized allegedly in Umm Tuba neighborhood, East Jerusalem on March 14, 2023 [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AA-20230314-30562992-30562991-ISRAELI_FORCES_DEMOLISHED_PALESTINIAN_HOME_IN_JERUSALEM.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
Israel has demolished more than 12,350 Palestinian homes and uprooted more than two million olive trees in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1967, a Palestinian rights group said yesterday.
The Israeli demolitions have also affected Arab villages inside Israel, where the Israeli authorities have demolished the Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb 214 times, the Land Research Centre in Jerusalem said.
According to the report, Israel has uprooted more than two million perennial olive trees.
This comes a day after the Palestinian Wall and Settlements Commission revealed that 1,220 demolition notices had been distributed to Palestinians by occupation forces in 2022.
READ: Israeli settlement, aggression against Palestinians increased in 2022