Amnesty says Israel conducts ethnic cleansing in West Bank

Amnesty International has accused the Israeli government of conducting a state-sanctioned campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank, with the aim of formally annexing the territory. The accusation was made in a 149-page report released by the human rights organization on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

The report asserts that the forced displacement of Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities is a direct result of coordinated Israeli state policy, not the actions of isolated extremist settlers. It details that at least 117 communities, comprising nearly 6,000 people, have been partially or fully displaced from their land between January 2023 and April 2026, with most displacement attributed to settler attacks. United Nations data cited in the report indicates over 7,280 instances of individual Palestinian displacement due to home demolitions by Israeli forces in the same period.

Amnesty International states that the Israeli government has actively facilitated this campaign by expanding gun licenses and funding for armed settlers, accelerating the construction and legalization of settlements and outposts, and promoting plans for tens of thousands of new settlement...