An Israeli military court has rejected petitions seeking to halt the demolition of a girls’ secondary school and three homes in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The decision, reported on July 29, 2026, creates a legal path for Israeli forces to demolish the school and residential structures at any time.

According to sources speaking to Al Jazeera, the court dismissed a request to suspend a military order directing the demolition of the girls’ school. The school had faced the threat of demolition since 2016. In the same ruling, the court also rejected three separate petitions filed against the demolition of three homes belonging to local Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta.

Sources told media outlets that the ruling means the Israeli military can now demolish the school and the Palestinian residents’ homes at any moment. They said the decision also allows the forces to conduct eviction operations. The report did not provide a specific timetable for demolitions or say when any eviction operation might begin.