UN: 40,000 Palestinians displaced in West Bank since start of 2025

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The UN has reported that approximately 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the West Bank since the beginning of 2025 due to ongoing violence. This includes significant numbers affected by home demolitions and other forms of violence.

UN: 40,000 Palestinians displaced in West Bank since start of 2025 The UN says around 40,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2025 due to Israeli army and settler violence.  Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said in a statement on Friday that at least 42 people, including 12 children, were displaced due to home demolitions from Israeli settlers in the first week of May alone. An Israeli soldier gestures as Palestinian residents of the Jenin refugee camp wait at one of the entrances on 13 April 2026 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)