UN cites highest daily average of illegal Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank since 2006

HAMILTON, Canada

The UN on Friday warned of worsening violence and displacement in the occupied West Bank, citing a record daily average of illegal Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians.

Referringot to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference that in the West Bank, "at least 20 Palestinian families have been displaced from the Ras 'Ein al 'Auja herding community in Area C of Jericho governorate."

This came following "a series of settler attacks and intimidation, such as cutting off the water and electricity network, in recent months," he added.

In "a call for action issued today, partners in protection warned that several herding and Bedouin communities have been displaced under pressure from Israeli settlers," he said, adding that "in its statement, it called on Member States to support the remaining families, deter attacks and reduce the threat of forced displacement."

Dujarric also reported that on Thursday, "Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian property, including vehicles, a school and a nursery, causing injury and property damage in Deir Sharaf, Jalud and Bizzariya, in Nablus governorate."

Highlighting the scale of the violence, he said: "Overall, in 2025, OCHA has documented over 1,800 settler attacks against Palestinians that resulted in casualties or property damage in about 280 communities across the West Bank."

He added that this represents "the highest daily average since OCHA began recording such incidents in 2006," while OCHA "reiterates its call for the protection of civilians in the West Bank."