To what extent is Israel reshaping the occupied West Bank?

British Foreign Minister David Lammy denounced the "culture of impunity" during a session in Parliament. Israeli Ministers Israel Katz and Bezalel Smotrich, on a visit to the West Bank, reaffirmed their refusal to see the Palestinian Authority "take control" of that territory, occupied by Israel since 1967.

To what extent is Israel reshaping the occupied West Bank?

Israel is rapidly expanding illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

According to reports from the international organization, the demolitions of houses by Israeli troops, access restrictions and funding shortages threaten to leave thousands in extreme poverty. Roland Friedrich, director of the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the West Bank, stated that the current situation “is unprecedented since 1967.” Approximately 900,000 Palestinians in the region, which translates into one third of the popul…

Israeli army plans to wipe out refugee camps from occupied West Bank

Media reports say Israel plans to dismantle refugee camps across the occupied West Bank.

Smotrich stated that 2024 was a “record year” for the demolition of “illegal Arab buildings”, according to Israeli criteria, in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. At the end of a visit to the West Bank with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Smotrich stated that “the Israeli Government is trying to develop settlements in Judea-Samaria”, the name given by the Israeli authorities to this territory. “Judea and Samaria are the cradl…

In just over two months, an Israeli military operation in the northern occupied West Bank, in refugee camps, caused the forced displacement of at least 40,000 people. Settlements are increasing “significantly”, while the Palestinian people are “increasingly confined”. Since October 7, 2023, the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, at least 910 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank