Israel has driven nearly 40,000 Palestinians from their homes across the occupied West Bank since the start of last year, according to the United Nations.
Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN chief, cited data from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs during a briefing at UN headquarters in New York.
He said ongoing demolitions and other Israeli measures continue to force Palestinians from their homes. In the first week of May alone, settler-led demolitions displaced 42 people, including 24 children.
Israeli forces and armed settlers are carrying out sustained attacks across West Bank cities under military protection, targeting civilians and their homes and driving further displacement.
