Key Facts

• Israeli forces conducted demolitions in Khallet al-Daba in May, affecting several families.
• At least four mass demolitions by Israeli forces occurred in the West Bank this year.
• The demolitions left homes and infrastructure in ruins, affecting basic services like water and electricity.
• The area of Khallet al-Daba is designated as a military training zone by Israel, known as 'Firing Zone 918'.
• Residents are forced to live in caves and tents due to the destruction of their homes.
• The United Nations had estimated 1,150 people in Masafer Yatta, although local estimates are higher.
• The area was designated a military zone in the 1980s, allegedly as a tactic to remove Palestinians.
• Organizations like Doctors Without Borders have criticized these actions, labeling them as ethnic cleansing.