UN report accuses Israel of forcing 36,000 Palestinians from West Bank amid settlement expansion and violence.

A UN human rights report released on March 17, 2026, documents the forced displacement of over 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank between November 2024 and October 2025, citing accelerated settlement expansion, settler violence, and military operations. The report, led by High Commissioner Volker Türk, describes the situation as increasingly relentless and raises concerns of possible ethnic cleansing, noting 1,732 incidents of violence, including home demolitions and harassment, with Israeli authorities accused of enabling or participating in the displacement. It calls for an immediate halt to settlement construction, the evacuation of settlers, and an end to the occupation, while Israel has dismissed the findings, questioning the report’s credibility.