UN: Over 1,540 settler attacks in Palestinian territories since start of year
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it has recorded more than 1,540 settler attacks in Palestinian territories since the beginning of this year.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has documented over 1,540 incidents of settler attacks in Palestinian territories since the start of this year. This alarming figure was reported by the UN office in the Palestinian territories. Three Palestinian families in the town of Qusra have been left isolated due to these attacks.
Additionally, around 1,040 Palestinians have been injured in such assaults since 2026. The office also highlighted that 80 settler attacks in August caused injuries. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has voiced his concern over the situation concerning the E-1 settlement, which would sever the link between the northern and southern West Bank, potentially undermining the territorial integrity of the occupied Palestinian territory.
This development, according to UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, would pose an existential threat to the two-state solution.
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