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UN Warns West Bank Faces Critical Phase
The United Nations has warned of escalating violence and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. The year 2026 saw a notable increase in settler attacks, with over 1,430 incidents documented, resulting in injuries and damage to Palestinian property. Displacement and evictions, affecting around 3,800 Palestinians—including half of them children—have led to a deterioration in the living conditions of the population. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities approved the construction of more than 12,000 housing units across various parts of the West Bank, further intensifying Israeli control and effectively annexing parts of the land. UN officials have cautioned that these developments undermine the prospects for establishing an independent Palestinian state and are reshaping the West Bank in a way that threatens the chances for peace. They emphasized that the situation calls for urgent action.
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