West Bank settlers and demolitions
The gist
Settlers took over eight homes in Al-Duyuk al-Tahta west of Jericho, and the UN said dozens fled.
Demolitions and seizures are displacing Palestinians at double the recent daily rate.
How it unfolded
- Aug 12, 2026Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wrote that an operation began to demolish 26 "illegal Arab structures" in the Ganim and Kadim area in northern Samaria ahead of renewed settlement there.
- Week of Nov 3, 2026Israeli forces demolished homes in the Bir al-Maskub area east of Jerusalem, home to Palestinian Bedouins and part of the area included in the planned E1 settlement; sanitation and agricultural infrastructure were also destroyed.
- Nov 4, 2026Around 30 armed settlers affiliated with the Nachala organization and the Benjamin Regional Council took control of eight homes in Al-Duyuk al-Tahta, west of Jericho, whose owners were absent; according to Peace Now they assaulted and robbed two Israeli activists and shot a Palestinian man in the leg.
Key terms
- Area C
- The part of the West Bank fully controlled by Israel, outside Palestinian population centers.
- Oslo Accords
- Interim peace agreements between Israel and the PLO signed in 1993 and 1995.
Source: Wikipedia