United nations: The United Nations has confirmed that the displacement of more than 36,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in a single year constitutes forced displacement.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that the displacement represents an unprecedented scale of forced displacement. The report highlights concerns of a coordinated Israeli policy of mass forced transfer throughout the occupied territory, suggesting efforts aimed at permanent displacement and raising concerns of ethnic cleansing.
The report has called on Israel to immediately halt settlement expansion in the West Bank.
