Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Palestinian Authority of seeking to ethnically cleanse the West Bank.
Palestinian and human rights organizations document Israel's ongoing displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
From January to April 2016 Israeli authorities demolished 598 Palestinian structures in the West Bank and displaced 858 people.
In 2015, Israeli authorities demolished 548 Palestinian structures and displaced 787 people.
According
to OCHA, the vast majority of demolitions took place in small
agricultural communities in Area C that are especially vulnerable to
forcible transfer.