Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence have led to the displacement of over 36,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem over the past year, according to a UN report. It documented 1,732 incidents of settler violence, significantly increasing from previous periods, and described the recent olive harvest season as the most violent in decades. The report raises concerns about a potential Israeli policy of ethnic cleansing, urging an immediate halt to settlement activities and forced evictions.
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