As violence deepens across the occupied West Bank, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has formally condemned Israel's accelerated settlement expansion, calling it a flagrant violation of international law — a judgment already rendered by the International Court of Justice in 2024. Prime Minister Netanyahu's government pressed forward nonetheless, announcing the legalization of informal outposts and the establishment of new settlements, even as Palestinian families were displaced by fire and eight Palestinians, including a child, and two Israelis lost their lives. The episode places an ancie
UN condemns Israel's acceleration of West Bank settlements as 'flagrant violation'
At least 8 Palestinians including a child and 2 Israelis killed since Thursday; 10 Palestinian families displaced; 77 Palestinians including 18 children killed by Israeli forces/settlers in 2026.