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7 stories from Middle East Affairs.
UN: Israeli settler violence displaced 2,500 Palestinians in West Bank this year
Israeli settler violence has displaced more than 2,500 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank this year, the United Nations said, with half of those forced from their homes being children.
Former Palestinian PM says Israel pursuing "silent annexation" of West Bank
Former Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh says Israel is pursuing gradual annexation of the West Bank despite international opposition, with settlers now comprising over a quarter of the territory's population.
Oxford historian discusses UK legal liability for Palestinian displacement
An Oxford historian has outlined arguments in a legal campaign seeking British acknowledgement of historical responsibility for Palestinian displacement.
Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in West Bank village raid
At least 76 Palestinians have been killed in 2026 during settler attacks in the West Bank, prompting warnings from the United Nations and international organizations.
Palestinian leader links settler attack to Israeli policy
Rouhi Fattouh, head of the Palestinian National Council, said an incident in al-Mughayyir where Israeli forces and settlers killed two Palestinians showed that colonial terrorism has become official Israeli policy.
Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour dies at 79
Sliman Mansour, a Palestinian artist whose career spanned the history of Palestinian displacement, died in East Jerusalem at 79.
Israeli checkpoints and barriers fragment West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Movement restrictions across the occupied West Bank have reached their highest level in two decades, with hundreds of checkpoints, gates and barriers fragmenting Palestinian territory and damaging the economy.
