Israel carrying out mass expulsion of Palestinians' in West Bank, UN warns

"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 found. The settler attacks, combined with Israeli forced displacement orders, home demolitions and military violence, have pushed tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee their homes across the West Bank."

"The displacement of more than 36,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank represented the mass expulsion of Palestinians on a scale previously unseen, amounting to unlawful transfer that is prohibited under international humanitarian law, the report said. The displacement in the occupied West Bank, which coincides with the extensive displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, appears to indicate a concerted Israeli policy of mass forcible transfer."

"That amounts to a 24-percent increase from the 1,400 incidents reported over the same period a year earlier. 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 found."

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights documented 36,000 Palestinian forcible displacements across the occupied West Bank over one year, marking an unprecedented scale of mass expulsion. Israeli settler violence incidents increased 24 percent to 1,732 cases, with Israeli authorities directing, participating in, or enabling this conduct. Displacement resulted from settler attacks, forced displacement orders, home demolitions, and military operations, including 32,000 Palestinians expelled from northern refugee camps during an Israeli army operation. The UN characterizes this displacement as unlawful transfer prohibited under international humanitarian law, indicating a concerted Israeli policy of mass forcible transfer throughout occupied territories aimed at permanent displacement, raising ethnic cleansing concerns.

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