; and (H) 178 children were held in pre-trial, pre-charge isolation for interrogation purposes for an average period of 16.5 days. (13) Amendments to Israeli military law concerning the detention of Palestinian children have had little or no impact on the treatment of children during the first 24 to 48 hours after an arrest, when the majority of their ill treatment occurs. (14) Israel’s drive to perpetuate its control over the occupied West Bank results in other serious violations of international law, including the unlawful demolition of Palestinian homes and the forcible transfer of Palestinian civilians. (15) The destruction of property in an occupied territory is prohibited under international humanitarian law, unless absolutely necessary for military operations. (16) Palestinian properties are subject to demolition or confiscation as part of Israeli-imposed planning and zoning regimes in Area C and East Jerusalem and other parts of the West Bank, and subject to punitive demolition following an incident of violence against Israeli military and police forces, settlers, or other civilians. (17) Palestinians are required to obtain Israeli-issued building permits and the lack of permits is typically cited as the reason for demolitions or confiscations, even though, due to the restrictive and discriminatory Israeli planning regime, Palestinians are overwhelmingly denied permits and therefore forced to build without the necessary permits. (18) Between 2016 to 2020, 99.1 percent of the 2,550 building permit applications that were submitted by Palestinians in Area C were rejected, with only 24 applications approved. (19) Palestinians are allowed to build in less than one percent of Area C and in only about 15 percent of East Jerusalem. (20) Palestinian homes and structures located in Area C and East Jerusalem and other parts of the West Bank are under constant threat of demolition from the moment construction begins and are often demolished with little notice. (21) The United Nations Office for the Coordination for