Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the home of a Palestinian who died in July in the most lethal clash in months in the occupied West Bank, residents and the army told AFP. Israeli army radio said the two-week timeline to demolish the house was an "unprecedented record time". Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, but in recent years the number of settlements in the Palestinian territory -- which are illegal under international law -- has soared. Excluding east Jerusalem, more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank, home to around three million Palestinians. Israeli figures over the same period show that at least 48 Israelis, including civilians and security personnel, have been killed in the West Bank in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations.