![A group of activists, holding banners, gather at the entrance to Jericho to protest Israel's forced displacement of Palestinians, the construction of Jewish settlements on Palestinian land, and other violations in the region on January 23, 2026 in Jericho, West Bank. [Wisam Hashlamoun - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AA-20260123-40347194-40347175-PROTEST_AGAINST_ISRAELI_VIOLATIONS_AGAINST_PALESTINIANS_IN_WEST_BANK-scaled-e1769630336572.jpg)
The UN on Wednesday warned that illegal Israeli settler attacks and demolitions are forcing hundreds of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank, with 818 residents displaced this month, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 688 Palestinians were uprooted from eight communities due to settler violence, accounting for more than 40% of all displacement linked to settlers in 2025. OCHA reported that an additional 130 Palestinians were displaced by demolitions, bringing the number of people forced from their homes to 818. Noting that the remaining 100 residents of the Ras Ein al’Auja Bedouin community near Jericho were compelled to leave after repeated attacks and threats by illegal Israeli […]
