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Ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities and lone families in the West Bank (64 communities as of 30 Jun 2026)

Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
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New report: Unshielded Childhood - Palestinian children and teens killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2025
Since 7 October 2023, Israel has waged a wide-ranging assault on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank, violating human rights across the board including the most fundamental of all: the right to life. By 7 June 2026, Israeli forces had killed 235 Palestinian children and teens there, and settlers killed five more. Here, we bring you the stories of all 54 Palestinian children and teens killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank in 2025.

Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, Israel has acted in a coordinated and deliberate manner to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip, committing genocide against its residents. In light of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the public statements made by Israeli decision-makers, and the international community’s failure to take effective action, there is a serious risk that the Israeli regime will expand the genocide to other areas under its control—first and foremost, the West Bank.
B’Tselem calls on the Israeli public and the international community to use every tool available under international law to bring an immediate end to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.