Israel’s settlement policies and military restrictions have displaced 50 Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank since late 2023, the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the commission announced the findings of a study on Bedouin and herding communities conducted in cooperation with the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
The report said around 300 violations targeting individuals and institutions were recorded in the occupied West Bank in April 2025 alone, adding that 50 Palestinian communities have been displaced since late 2023.
It noted that Bedouin communities in the West Bank are facing increasing pressure due to attacks by the Israeli army and illegal Israeli settlers, as well as a range of movement and access restrictions.
Commission Director General Ammar Dweik called for the development of a comprehensive national plan based on development and human rights to protect Bedouin and herding communities.
“Serious development investment in Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank is needed, as well as legal and field protection and accessible basic services to strengthen their ability to remain in the face of Israeli policies and measures,” Dweik was cited by WAFA as saying at the report launch conference.
He stressed the need to ensure access to basic services and protect these communities from demolition orders, land and grazing-area confiscations, movement restrictions, and attacks by Israeli settlers seizing Palestinian land.
