"Israeli occupation forces demolish the home of Ibrahim Ziada in the village of Wadi Rahhal, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on July 31, 2025. Rubble, personal belongings, and furniture are seen scattered at the site as family members look on in grief and frustration. Human rights organizations and Palestinian residents denounce the demolitions as part of a broader strategy of displacement and land control."
"The year 2025 saw the unprecedented displacement of Palestinian rural communities by Israeli settlers, who enjoy the Israeli army's backing. At least 13 rural Palestinian communities in the West Bank were completely wiped off the map. This impacted at least 190 families and 1,090 individuals. The wave of settler attacks has continued into 2026, with the displacement of the Ras Ain al-Auja community near Jericho last week."
"Last week, the head of the Palestinian Authority's official Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Moayad Shaaban, announced the commission's findings for the year 2025 at a press conference. According to the report, between January and December 2025, Israeli settlers conducted 892 attacks on Palestinians, killing 14 people in the West Bank. Settler attacks also provoked 434 fires, 127 of which affected farmland, and 307 fires against other Palestinian properties. These attacks concentrated in the areas surrounding Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron, and Tulkarem."
Israeli settlers, with backing from the Israeli army, displaced Palestinian rural communities across the West Bank in 2025, erasing at least 13 communities and affecting at least 190 families and 1,090 individuals. The campaign continued into 2026 with the displacement of Ras Ain al-Auja near Jericho. The escalation of settler violence began after October 7, 2023, and hit Bedouin communities in the Jordan Valley, eastern slopes, and South Hebron Hills especially hard. The Palestinian Authority's Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission recorded 892 settler attacks in 2025, 14 fatalities, 434 fires including 127 affecting farmland, and concentrations of incidents around Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron, and Tulkarem.
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