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

Israeli forces demolished five residential buildings in the West Bank town of Biddu on Thursday, displacing over 100 Palestinians. The troops conducted a raid in the early hours of the morning, forcing residents out of 12 apartments prior to the demolitions. Witnesses reported that soldiers had fired stun grenades and tear gas at homeowners, preventing them from retrieving their belongings.

The Jerusalem Governorate has noted a significant surge in demolitions and land-clearing activities in the area this year. In the first nine months of 2026 alone, they documented 427 operations, including 66 instances of forced self-demolition and 294 demolitions carried out using Israeli equipment. The Governorate's records also show that there were 32 land-levelling operations during this period, with October alone seeing an additional 44 demolitions and land-levellings, bringing the total for the year to 471.