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Hundreds of Muslims gathered in the Indian city of Ujjain to protest the partial demolition of a mosque they say is more than 600 years old. The BJP-led state government maintains the action is needed to widen roads ahead of a major Hindu pilgrimage expected in 2028. Protesters view the demolition as unjust targeting of a historic religious site.

Israeli forces carried out airstrikes, demolitions and naval gunfire across Gaza on Monday. Palestinian sources reported artillery shelling hit the Zeitoun and Tuffah neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City, while tanks opened fire southeast of the city. The ongoing military operations continue to draw international attention as the conflict shows no pause.

Israel is using artificial intelligence systems to select and accelerate demolitions of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, according to a report by Al Jazeera. The story alleges that AI tools help identify structures for demolition and streamline the process, raising concerns among rights groups about automated targeting, displacement and the lack of human oversight in decisions affecting Palestinian residents.

Reports from Palestine this week say Israeli forces sprayed foul-smelling 'skunk water' over areas of Gaza, a chemical dispersal typically used for crowd control, while carrying out further demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The combined actions have drawn attention to the widening range of Israeli measures across both territories and renewed criticism from observers of the occupation's impact on Palestinian civilians.

An Eastside church has been demolished, and the loss is being described as a travesty. Commentary in the Charleston City Paper frames the demolition as a blow to the neighborhood's heritage, with critics lamenting the destruction of a historic community landmark. The full circumstances of the demolition, including who ordered it and whether it could have been prevented, remain unclear from available reporting.

Sixty-nine Palestinians, more than half of them children, were displaced on Tuesday after Israeli authorities approved the demolition of their residential building in the At Tur area of East Jerusalem. The UN humanitarian aid office reported the displacement, drawing renewed attention to home demolitions and forced evictions affecting Palestinian residents of the occupied eastern part of the city.

Reports say Israeli forces are demolishing residential homes across eastern Gaza City, Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis, while tank shelling has targeted displacement tents in Al-Mawasi in Khan Younis and Rafah. Airstrikes and quadcopter fire are also reported around the affected areas. The accounts describe intensified destruction across densely populated parts of the Gaza Strip.

Muslims in the Indian city of Ujjain are volunteering to take down portions of the historic Shahi Mosque themselves, fearing authorities would otherwise demolish it entirely. The demolition is planned to widen a road ahead of the Simhastha Kumbh, a Hindu pilgrimage festival held every 12 years. The case has drawn attention to tensions over Muslim heritage sites in India.

Israeli forces raided Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank and demolished a memorial honouring at least 38 Palestinian students killed by Israeli forces or settlers. The raid on one of the West Bank's leading universities has drawn condemnation online, with critics calling it an attack on Palestinian memory and education. Al Jazeera reported the demolition, and discussion of the incident is spreading across social media.

Israel Now, a daily Hebrew-language headlines roundup, reports on October 7 that the IDF demolished a kilometre-and-a-half-long Hamas attack tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip. The edition also accuses Spain of blaming Jews amid tensions over the Gaza war, describes celebratory acts by enemies of Israel, and notes a daylight savings time correction for viewers.

Israeli forces have carried out a new demolition of Palestinian olive groves in the West Bank, with bulldozers acting on military orders that target farmland just ahead of the olive harvest season. Palestinian farmers say the destruction is intended to force them off their land, with one quoted saying 'they want to displace us'. The olive harvest is a key source of income for many West Bank families, and rights groups warn such demolitions threaten livelihoods and deepen tensions in the occupied territory.

Reports from the Palestinian Resistance News Network indicate demolition activity detected in the Gaza Strip, with affected areas east of Deir al-Balah in the central enclave. The alert comes amid ongoing military operations across Gaza, where destruction of buildings and infrastructure has been repeatedly recorded. No further details on casualties or the scale of the demolition were given in the initial report.

Iranian authorities have demolished a watchtower at Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, a facility long associated with the detention and execution of political prisoners. Critics, including opposition and human rights groups, say the destruction could destroy physical evidence of abuses committed there, including the 1988 mass executions of prisoners. They are calling for the site to be preserved and independently examined.

The Charleston City Paper has published an editorial condemning the demolition of a church in Charleston's Eastside neighborhood, calling the loss a travesty. The piece argues the building's destruction represents more than lost architecture, pointing to what it frames as disregard for the area's Black history and community heritage.

Israeli authorities compelled Malook Kazem Abdullah, a Palestinian resident of the Sheikh Anbar neighborhood of Al-Tur in occupied East Jerusalem, to tear down her own house. Such self-demolitions occur when residents are ordered to destroy structures deemed unpermitted, avoiding hefty municipal demolition fees. The case has drawn attention online amid ongoing tensions over Israeli home demolition policies in occupied Jerusalem, which critics describe as collective punishment and a violation of Palestinian rights.

Israeli authorities have demolished properties belonging to a Palestinian citizen of Israel who rescued 30 Israelis from the Nova music festival during the 7 October 2023 attacks. Critics are calling the demolition proof of what they describe as Israel's routine treatment of Palestinians, arguing the man's heroism earned him no protection from displacement.