A security barrier delineates a residential area in the West Bank.
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The Security Council holds an open debate on Tuesday which is expected to address escalating Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank as attacks on Palestinians and their property continue. UN News app users can follow here.
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Israel occupies the West Bank, home to 3.4 million Palestinians, but all Israeli settlements there have no legal validity and constitute a “flagrant violation” of international law, UN chief António Guterres warned
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
Violence is at an “all-time high” as new settlements are approved while settlers and Israeli security forces have “often” acted together to attack local Palestinian communities, stated the UN’s human rights office last month
Israeli forces or Israeli settlers have injured at least 37 Palestinians between 28 July and 3 August, and 35 settler attacks were documented, according to OCHA’s latest update
The attacks continue to affect Palestinian communities across the West Bank, particularly in Ramallah, Nablus and Jerusalem governorates
