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U.N. accuses Israel of possible ethnic cleansing after forced displacement of 33,000 Palestinians in West Bank

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • The United Nations accused Israel of forcibly displacing 33,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, describing the situation as possible ethnic cleansing.
  • The report followed Israel’s announcement that its army had removed residents from three refugee camps.
  • Israel rejected the findings as “activism.”

The United Nations has accused Israel of possible ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank after the forced displacement of 33,000 Palestinian refugees.

The case centers on the removal of residents from three refugee camps. Israel announced on Feb. 23, 2025, that its army had evacuated the inhabitants of those camps.

The allegations come as Israeli forces conduct military operations in the West Bank, including in the Palestinian refugee camp of Askar, east of Nablus.

Israel dismissed the U.N. report as “activism,” rejecting its characterization of the displacement. The dispute places the treatment of Palestinian refugee communities at the center of the international response to the operations.

activism

· IsraelIsrael’s characterization of the U.N. report.
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