The ongoing expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem represents a significant and escalating challenge to regional stability and peace, profoundly affecting Palestinian rights to land, housing, and natural resources, and contributing to heightened tensions and conflicts in the area.

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The ongoing expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem represents a significant and escalating challenge to regional stability and peace, profoundly affecting Palestinian rights to land, housing, and natural resources, and contributing to heightened tensions and conflicts in the area.

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Violations of the right to life: Israeli soldiers, police and security guards have unlawfully killed and injured many Palestinian civilians in the OPT, including during protests against the confiscation of land and the construction of settlements. UN agencies and fact-finding missions have also expressed concern about violence perpetrated by a minority of Israeli settlers aimed at intimidating Palestinian populations.
The UN estimates that 670,000 Israeli citizens live in 130 illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, with this year having already set an all-time record for settlement construction in the West Bank. Israeli settler take-over of lands, particularly in the West Bank’s Area C (some 330,000 hectares of land), has resulted in political settlements that are short-lived or prone to violent eruptions

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The expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is a major human rights concern, as it often leads to the displacement of Palestinian residents and restricts their access to land and resources.

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The expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is a major human rights concern, as it often leads to the displacement of Palestinian residents and restricts their access to land and resources.

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The UN estimates that 670,000 Israeli citizens live in 130 illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, with this year having already set an all-time record for settlement construction in the West Bank. Israeli settler take-over of lands, particularly in the West Bank’s Area C (some 330,000 hectares of land), has resulted in political settlements that are short-lived or prone to violent eruptions

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