JAKARTA - The United Nations (UN) said that the aggressive annexation of Palestinian territory in the West Bank, which resulted in the acceleration of the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements, had forced as many as 36,000 Palestinians to flee in the past year.
This was revealed in a recent report from the UN human rights office based on a year-long study to October 31, 2025.
"More than 36,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced, representing an unprecedented mass expulsion of Palestinians, which is an illegal transfer prohibited under international humanitarian law," the PPB report said, which was just published. quoted from The Times of Israel, Tuesday, March 17.
The figure coincides with the action of "mass transfer of Palestinians in Gaza".
According to the UN, this "appears to indicate a coordinated Israeli policy of mass forcible transfer throughout the occupied territories, aimed at permanent transfer, giving rise to concerns of ethnic cleansing".
The report also showed that the Israeli occupation authorities accelerated the approval of documents for the construction of 36,973 housing units in settlements in occupied East Jerusalem and about 27,200 in the West Bank.
In addition, during the 12-month period of the study, the UN revealed that "as many as 84 outpost settlements were established throughout the occupied West Bank, bringing the total number to more than 300".
In addition, the UN report also showed that about 3 million Palestinians, and more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements and outposts in the West Bank, which are considered illegal by most of the international community.
Violence in the West Bank, territory Israel has occupied and administered since 1967, has escalated sharply since Israel launched a ground offensive into Gaza.
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