Demolition Report | Ethnic cleansing in the West Bank

Israel's blanket bombing of densely populated areas in Gaza has destroyed over 65,000 homes and has forced over 1.7 million Gazans into tents during the cold, rainy months. There is little left of Gaza. And while all eyes are on the ongoing genocide inside the Gaza Strip, it's critical to remember that Israel's program of indigenous erasure also extends across all of historic Palestine. Between October 7, 2023, and January 21, 2024, Israeli state- sanctioned violence has displaced some 198 Palestinian households, comprising 1,208 individuals, including 586 children, as a result of settler violence and access restrictions across the West Bank. These affected households come from at least 15 herding and Bedouin communities. A significant portion of these displacements, more than half, occurred on three specific dates: October 12th, 15th, and 28th, impacting seven communities and affecting a total of 1,539 people, including 756 children. This is a critical reminder that Israel's mechanisms of ethnic cleansing are not a policy response to "Hamas," nor is it contained to the small, isolated enclave of the Gaza Strip. Furthermore, from October 7, 2023, to January 21, 2024, through Israel's methodical administrative home demolitions, a total of 479 Palestinians, including 239 children, faced displacement due to the Israeli state destroying their homes. In addition, punitive demolitions have resulted in the destruction of 19 homes and the displacement of 95 Palestinians, including 42 children, between October 7, 2023, and January 20, 2024. These figures surpass the numbers reported during the first nine months of 2023 when 16 homes were subjected to punitive demolitions, which displaced 78 individuals. This graph shows only the administrative home demolitions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and doesn't reflect the mass demolitions across the Naqab, the Galilee, or Gaza.