Israeli forces demolish five West Bank buildings and displace over 100 Palestinians

Israeli forces demolished five Palestinian residential buildings in the occupied West Bank on Thursday without warning, displacing more than 100 people. Troops raided the town of Biddu, northwest of Jerusalem, in the early morning, forcing residents of 12 apartments out before demolishing them. Residents said soldiers fired stun grenades and tear gas at homeowners, preventing them from retrieving their belongings before the demolitions began. The Jerusalem Governorate office has recorded a significant increase in demolitions and land-clearing operations in Jerusalem and its surrounding areas this year. During the first nine months of 2026, it documented 427 operations, including 66 cases of forced self-demolition, in which Palestinians were compelled to tear down their own homes; 294 demolitions carried out using Israeli machinery; and 32 land-levelling operations. In October alone, the office recorded a further 44 demolition and land-levelling operations, bringing the total number documented between January and the end of October to 471. Read more: Israeli forces demolish five West Bank buildings and displace over 100 Palestinians