The United Nations Says 2,895 Palestinians Have Refuged From 69 Settlements In The West Bank Since 2023

JAKARTA - The United Nations today revealed that at least 2,895 Palestinians have fled 69 settlements in the West Bank since early 2023.

The refugees are due to a coercive environment, marked by a sharp increase in Israeli settlers' violence and movement restrictions.

According to a statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Palestine, the majority of refugees came from the pastoral and Bedouin communities, as reported by WAFA July 21.

OCHA stressed that the increasing activity of settlers has created an intolerable living condition, forcing families to leave their homes and lands.

Of the families who fled, 45 percent came from the Governor of Ramallah, representing 1,309 individuals. Other areas that were severely affected included Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, Tubas, Salfit, Jerusalem and Yerik.

In addition, OCHA also shows nearly a third of those displaced by 2025 have so far come from the Jordan Valley region.

The OCHA further documented a spike in settlers' attacks between July 8 and 14, reporting at least 30 incidents targeting Palestinian civilians, resulting in casualties, property damage, or both.

Meanwhile, data from the Wall Resistance and Settlement Commission of the Palestinian Authority further revealed that more than 2,153 settlers' attacks occurred in the first half of 2025. These incidents resulted in the deaths of four Palestinians and included village raids, house burning, shooting, land grabbing and construction of new posts.