Israel/OPT: Volvo linked to demolitions in Rafah & the West Bank
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Gaza
Volvo machinery has been used for extensive demolitions carried out by the Israeli military inside the Gaza Strip, following its ground invasion in October 2023.
In April 2025, Volvo machinery was documented in extensive demolitions in Rafah carried out by the Israeli military Unit 2640, also known as Uriah Force, operating under the Gaza Division...
On 20 April 2025 and 1 November 2024, Volvo Machinery was documented in use in the demolition of homes by the Israeli military in Rafah, Gaza.
In a video posted in January 2025 by soldiers serving in Gaza, Volvo machinery was documented in massive demolitions carried out inside the Gaza Strip by the unit...
Home Demolitions
Volvo machinery has been used by the Israeli military and Israeli authorities for the demolition of Palestinian homes, water and electricity infrastructure, agricultural structures and agriculture in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and within the Green Line.
On 18 February 2025, a Volvo bulldozer was used by the Israeli Civil Administration accompanied by the Israeli military in the demolition of three houses, leaving more than 14 people homeless, in Umm Al Khair, Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank.
On 28 January 2025, Volvo machinery was documented in home demolitions in the Sama Ariha area in the occupied West Bank.
On 16 December 2024, a Volvo digger was used by Israeli authorities in the demolition of nine homes, leaving nine families, 35 members including 15 minors, homeless in Silwan neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem.
On 26 June 2024, a Volvo Wheel Loader was used in the demolition of a community power grid and two homes carried out by the Israeli Civil Administration, leaving 24 people, 15 of them minors, homeless in Umm al Kheir, South of Hebron Hills, occupied West Bank.
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Home Demolitions in the Naqab
Volvo equipment is also used by Israeli authorities in the demolition of Palestinian homes within the Green Line, specifically in demolitions carried out against Palestinian Bedouin communities who face displacement in the Naqab region.
On 28 May 2025, Volvo Machinery was used in the demolition of a family home and additional facilities in the village of Beer Hadaj in the Naqab.
On 14 November 2024, Volvo machinery was documented in the demolition of a mosque, the last remaining structure in Um Al Hiran in the Naqab.
On 8 May 2024, Volvo Wheel loader was documented in the demolition of the Wadi Al Khalil village in the Naqab. The demolitions of around 47 houses were carried out as part of the expansion of Highway 6 and left around 300 Palestinian residents homeless.
Merkavim Transportation Technologies
Volvo Group's subsidiary, Merkavim Transportation Technologies, supplies armored buses to settlements in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem...Merkavim is jointly owned by Volvo Group (26.5%) and its Israeli distributor, Mayer’s Cars and Trucks (73.45%).
Mayer’s Cars and Trucks, the exclusive distributor of Volvo in Israel, supplies Volvo equipment to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and services to the Israeli Prison Service...