West Bank violence, annexation ‘only getting worse’: UN

A picture shows a general view of the Israeli settlement of Har Homa in the Israel-annexed East Jerusalem on December 7, 2023 with the West Bank city of Bethlehem in the background (R). (AFP)
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Updated 29 July 2026
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West Bank violence, annexation ‘only getting worse’: UN

GENEVA: Two years after the International Court of Justice said Israel’s occupation of the West Bank was unlawful, settler violence and territorial annexation is “only getting worse,” the UN said Wednesday.
“With attacks by Israeli settlers, and the creation of settlements and outposts, hitting an all-time high, third states must act urgently and in unison to halt the continuing killing and dispossession of the Palestinian people, and to bring an end to the Israeli occupation,” UN human rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said in a statement.