Israel notifies of the demolition of 14 Palestinian homes and facilities in the southern West Bank.

The Israeli army distributed, on Tuesday evening, 14 notices for the demolition of Palestinian homes and facilities in the village of Umm al-Khair, south of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

The village council in Umm al-Khair stated in a statement published on the platform of "Facebook" that "the army stormed the hamlet (a small village) and delivered final demolition notices to the residents."

It added: "Residents fear that these notices may pave the way for a wide demolition campaign in the coming days."

The council clarified that the village has witnessed since 2007 more than 20 demolition operations affecting over 100 residential, agricultural, and service facilities, the latest of which was in February of last year.

It pointed out that these notices coincide with the escalation of "settler violence that intensifies day by day."

It mentioned that settlers have recently begun establishing a settlement outpost within the village's lands, in a new attempt to displace its residents and seize what remains of their land.

According to data from the Palestinian Authority's Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission (governmental), the Israeli army has carried out 1,014 demolition operations affecting 3,679 facilities, including 1,288 inhabited homes, coinciding with the genocide against Gaza.

The notices fall within a wide Israeli escalation wave in the West Bank by the army and settlers, which has resulted in the killing of 1,062 Palestinians and the injury of about 10,000 others over the past two years, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

Israel began a genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years, resulting in the killing of 68,531 Palestinians and the injury of 170,402 others, ending with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10 of this month.