Gaza Genocide11 August, 20263 min read
Israeli Forces Demolish Farouq Ramadan Home in Tell Near Nablus
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Israeli forces demolished Farouq Ramadan's home in Tell near Nablus. Ramadan was killed in July during a large-scale settler attack in Tal.
West Bank Demolitions
Israeli forces demolished the home of Palestinian Farouq Ramadan in the village of Tell, near Nablus, after he died in July in what AFP described as the most lethal clash in months in the occupied West Bank. Tell Mayor Walid Zaidan told AFP that "At around 8.15am, the Israeli army blew up the apartment where the martyr Farouq Ramadan lived with his wife and five daughters," and AFP journalists saw engineers set up explosives and detonate the second-floor apartment after troops amassed from Monday evening. The Israeli army said troops "demolished the house where the terrorist who carried out the shooting" had lived, and it said it would continue "to thwart terrorism throughout Judea and Samaria".
AFP reported that about 30 Israeli military vehicles and engineering teams entered the village Monday evening, evacuating residents of 30 houses surrounding Ramadan’s home before the demolition. UN News said the Security Council held an open debate on Tuesday expected to address escalating Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank as attacks on Palestinians and their property continue.
Numbers, Accountability, Violence
UN News reported that UN chief António Guterres warned that Israel occupies the West Bank, home to 3.4 million Palestinians, and that all Israeli settlements there have no legal validity and constitute a “flagrant violation” of international law. UN News also said that 1,122 Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank between the start of the Israel-Hamas war on 7 October 2023 and 24 July 2026, including 76 killed this year, according to UN relief agency OCHA reports. In the same UN News update, it stated that Israeli forces or Israeli settlers have injured at least 37 Palestinians between 28 July and 3 August, and that 35 settler attacks were documented, according to OCHA’s latest update.
The Bangkok Post described the policy of demolishing family homes that Israel routinely carries out, saying critics call it collective punishment that leaves innocent family members homeless. It also reported that an AFP tally based on data from the Palestinian health ministry says Israeli soldiers or settlers have killed at least 1,097 Palestinians since the start of the Gaza war, while Israeli figures over the same period show at least 48 Israelis have been killed in the West Bank in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations.
What Comes Next
The UN News update framed the Security Council debate as a response to escalating Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank, with attacks on Palestinians and their property continuing. It said violence is at an “all-time high” as new settlements are approved and that settlers and Israeli security forces have “often” acted together to attack local Palestinian communities, as stated by the UN’s human rights office last month. UN News added that the attacks continue to affect Palestinian communities across the West Bank, particularly in Ramallah, Nablus and Jerusalem governorates.
Separately, the Bangkok Post reported that the Israeli army in a statement said it would "continue to take proactive and offensive action to thwart terrorism throughout Judea and Samaria" and to bring to justice terrorists who sought to harm the citizens of the State of Israel. Together, the sources show that demolitions like the one in Tell, alongside ongoing settler violence documented by OCHA and described by the UN human rights office, are part of the immediate trajectory the Security Council is set to address.