UN States Israeli Settlements Feed Forced Displacement in Occupied West Bank

RunWithRugs · 2026-03-20T17:16:16+00:00

The UN report reveals that over 36,000 Palestinians were displaced in the West Bank due to increased Israeli settlement expansion and violence, with settler attacks surging to 1,732 incidents in a year. Longstanding impunity for these actions is highlighted as a significant concern.

RunWithRugs

2026-03-20 17:16:16

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(MENAFN) Expansion of Israeli settlements and escalating violence have forced tens of thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to a United Nations human rights report released Tuesday.

The report, covering the 12 months ending October 31, 2025, found that over 36,000 Palestinians were displaced amid intensified settlement activity and rising attacks by Israeli security forces and settlers.

During the period, 1,732 incidents of settler violence were documented, up from 1,400 in the previous year, including harassment, intimidation, and destruction of homes and farmland.

“Settler violence continued in a coordinated, strategic and largely unchallenged manner, with Israeli authorities playing the central role in directing, participating in or enabling this conduct,” the report stated.

The report noted that longstanding impunity “is facilitating and encouraging violence against and harassment of Palestinians.” It highlighted a sharp increase in attacks during the 2025 olive harvest, describing it as the “worst in decades.” In one month alone, 131 Palestinians, including women and a child, were injured in 42 attacks — “the highest number recorded in a single month since 2006.”

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