Israeli Forces Intensify Raids, Arrests, and Demolitions Across Occupied West Bank

Israeli forces and illegal settlers have escalated military raids, arrests, and infrastructural destruction across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Operations included the arrest of 21 Palestinians (including a journalist), the killing of two Palestinian teenagers, multiple military incursions in Nablus and East Jerusalem, and infrastructure sabotage by settlers cutting off water supplies in Tubas. Furthermore, Israeli forces demolished all homes in Khirbet al-Taban in the southern West Bank, displacing 70 residents and marking the 66th Palestinian village completely emptied of its population since October 2023.

// Background

Since October 2023, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have witnessed a dramatic escalation in violence, characterized by frequent military incursions, home demolitions, mass arrests, and increased attacks and land seizures by illegal settlers, leading to the total displacement of dozens of communities.

// Key Developments

• Israeli military and forces arrested 21 Palestinians, including a journalist, and killed two Palestinian teenagers in the West Bank.
• Multiple military raids were conducted in Nablus, Al-Ram, and Anata.
• Illegal Israeli settlers sabotaged water pipelines in the Khirbet Yirza community near Tubas, completely cutting off the water supply.
• Israeli rights group B’Tselem reported that the demolition of Khirbet al-Taban displaced 70 people, making it the 66th village completely emptied of residents since October 2023.
• B'Tselem noted that approximately 4,931 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced across the West Bank since October 2023.