Palestinian communities displaced amid West Bank settlement expansion
The Netanyahu government legalised 19 Israeli outposts after nearby Palestinians were violently expelled, according to Haaretz.
The article reports that Palestinian Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank have been displaced by settler attacks, restrictions and demolitions. It focuses on al-Awsaj residents and the inauguration of the Metzoke Eretz settlement.
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- 19outposts
AllegedThe Netanyahu government legalised 19 Israeli outposts after nearby Palestinians were violently expelled, according to Haaretz.
“Metzoke Eretz is one of 19 outposts legalised by the Netanyahu government after nearby Palestinians were violently expelled.”
- 130communities
OCHA counts at least 130 Palestinian communities fully or partly displaced by settler attacks and related restrictions since January 2023.
“OCHA counts at least 130 Palestinian communities fully or partly displaced by settler attacks and related restrictions since January 2023”
- 6,400people
More than 6,400 Palestinians have been uprooted in the West Bank since January 2023, according to OCHA.
“and more than 6,400 people uprooted.”