Rate of displacement in occupied West Bank doubling, UN says

At least 67 Palestinians have been displaced by demolitions in the occupied West Bank this month, and two dozen structures have been demolished, according to the latest figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

It says Israeli authorities demolish these structures for lacking building permits “which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain”.

OCHA added that settler attacks and demolitions due to a lack of these permits this year have displaced more than 3,200 Palestinians, “an average of 17 people per day, double the daily rate over the preceding three years”.

- AlJazeera