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A new analysis by Oxfam reveals a sharp escalation in violence and displacement in the occupied West Bank, with nearly 46,000 Palestinians displaced and over 1,200 killed in the last three years.

Aid groups warn of a worsening humanitarian situation, with Oxfam calling for urgent measures to protect civilians and address the crisis.

New analysis based on UN data shows a dramatic escalation in fatalities and displacement, with aid groups warning of worsening humanitarian conditions across the occupied territory.

1,244 lives lost in three years

More Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank between 2023 and the end of 2025 than in the previous 17 years combined,according to a new analysis by the international aid group Oxfam based on UN data.

The report, citing figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), says 1,244 Palestinians, including 268 children, were killed in the occupied West Bank over the three-year period.

By comparison, 1,036 Palestinians, including 225 children, were killed between 2006 and 2022, highlighting what Oxfam describes as a sharp escalation in violence.

46,000 displaced, 925 obstacles

Oxfam says nearly 46,000 Palestinians were displaced in the occupied West Bank in the last three years due to Israeli military operations, demolitions, violence, and movement restrictions - more than triple the figure recorded in the previous 14-year period.

The group also reports a sharp rise in movement restrictions, with 925 obstacles now limiting accesss across the territory, including occupied East Jerusalem.

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Oxfam is calling for urgent measures to protect civilians and address what it describes as a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation.

In recent years, Israeli forces and settlers have intensified attacks across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, involving arrests, killings, property destruction and the displacement of Palestinians, alongside continued illegal settlement expansion .

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