Expanding settlements in the West Bank is a war crime

report Mehr News quoted by Al Jazeera, “Volker Turk”, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, announced that the violence of the Zionist settlers against the Palestinians in the West Bank after the start of the Al-Aqsa storm operation on October 7 Last year it reached unprecedented and shocking levels.

Turk added: Until the end of October 2023, West Bank settlements have faced an increase of 24,300 units in one year.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights announced: The expansion of settlements means the displacement of its (Palestinian) residents, and this issue is considered a war crime.

He pointed to the consequences of the attacks and threats of the Zionist settlers and said: the threats of the settlers reduce the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state.