last armistice agreement was signed in 1949, some 46,000 were internally displaced, as per
UNRWA’s 1950 registry record.”311
Data was calculated on the basis of an estimated average annual growth rate of the Palestinian
population inside 1948 Palestine of 3.5 percent for the period 1949-1999, 3.0 percent for
2000-2008, 2.4 percent for the years 2009-2011, 2.2 for the years 2012-2018, 1.9 for 2019, and
1.8 for 2020-2021.
2.4.6. Palestinian IDPs in the oPt since 1967
It is estimated that there are around 372,793 Palestinians internally displaced within the
oPt. It is important to note that these estimates include 1948 Palestinian refugees who have
subsequently undergone internal displacement in the oPt, as no reliable data exists to indicate
the percentage of 1967 IDPs who were also 1948 refugees.
The estimate includes:
a) During the 1967 War, 10,000 people were displaced as a result of the destruction of three
Palestinian villages, ‘Imwas, Bayt Nuba and Yalu, in the oPt. This figure has been adjusted
on the basis of the average annual growth rate (3.5 percent until 2005, 3.0 percent for the
year 2006, 2.86 for 2007, 2.87 for 2008, 2.88, for the years 2009-2014, 2.9 for 2015-2016,
2.5 for 2017-2020, and 2.4 percent for 2021). At the end of 2021, those displaced and their
descendants numbered 57,108.
b) According to the available data, 227,732 Palestinians have been displaced between 1967 and
2014. Palestinians that were displaced between 1967 and 2011 due to home demolitions
by Israeli forces amount to 64,343 people. The estimated number of demolished homes
since 1967 is 24,130. This number includes the 6,000 homes demolished directly after the
1967 War in the three villages of ‘Imwas, Bayt Nuba, and Yalu (mentioned above).
In a study conducted by OCHA and other agencies, it is stated that 57 percent of the
habitants of demolished homes never returned. Excluding those homes demolished in the
villages covered in the previous point, a total of 18,130 homes were demolished between
1967 and 2011. If we apply an average household size of six people, we can estimate that
approximately 108,800 people were displaced. Of these, if 57 percent never returned to
their home of origin, around 62,000 remain displaced (24130-6000 = 18130*57 percent =
10334*6 persons). This figure includes those displaced as a result of the establishment of
the “security zone” south of Rafah in Gaza Strip in 2004-2005. It also includes the home
demolitions that took place during the 2008-2009 war on the Gaza Strip (estimations vary
between 2,000 and 4,000), most of which have not yet been rebuilt.
On top of these estimated 62,000 IDPs, 2,343 people were displaced between 2009 and
311
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The original source is no longer available on the IDMC website as they have removed all information related to IDPs
in 1948 Palestine. The source is cited at BADIL, ‘Overview: Palestinian Internally Displaced Persons inside Israel’
(BADIL, 6 November 2002) <https://www.badil.org/en/publication/press-releases/16-2002/339-press277-02.
html> accessed 3 October 2022.
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