Israeli forces are conducting a systematic campaign of displacement across the West Bank's Area C, where nearly 300,000 Palestinians face escalating violence and land theft by armed settlers backed by military forces. New data reveals settlers now control over 700,000 dunams (173,000 acres) through 35 pastoral outposts and 540 illegal settlements - an area equivalent to 12% of the occupied territory.  

"This isn't random violence - it's calculated ethnic cleansing," says Jamal Al-Amleh of the Land Research Center. He documents how entire communities in Masafer Yatta and the Jordan Valley have been erased, with 28 villages forcibly displaced since 2022. Families report soldiers bulldozing homes, poisoning wells, and shooting livestock to render life unsustainable.  

The strategy mirrors Gaza's ghettoization but with a key difference: here, Israel replaces Palestinian communities with agricultural settlements that quietly annex the land. "They fence off thousands of acres for a handful of settlers," explains Al-Amleh. "Then declare the areas 'firing zones' or 'nature reserves' to prevent Palestinians from returning."  

While global attention focuses on Gaza, the West Bank has seen over 800 Palestinian homes demolished in 2024 alone - a 40% increase from 2022. The UN reports settler attacks now occur at triple last year's rate, with 1,100 incidents recorded since October.  

Legal experts say Israel's actions violate multiple Geneva Convention articles, but Western governments continue arming and funding the occupation. As one displaced farmer in Hebron told us: "The world watches genocide in Gaza while Israel completes its silent annexation here. Soon there will be nothing left to protest."