In 2026, Israeli settler violence in the West Bank reached unprecedented levels.

Omissions

• The strongest explicit 'record' comparative statistic (18 Palestinians killed in settler attacks in 2026, surpassing the full-year 2025 total) comes from an OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report published on 23 July 2026, after the 8 July 2026 session; the MEP could not have cited that specific report.
• Exact comparative attack counts for January–June 2026 versus the previous record year (OCHA documented roughly 1,680 settler attacks in all of 2025) were not verified in sources published before the session date; the 'unprecedented' characterisation rests partly on qualitative UN expert assessments available before 8 July 2026.
• 'Unprecedented levels' is a qualitative characterisation: 2024 and 2025 were themselves record years for settler violence, so the claim depends on the 2026 pace exceeding those already-record levels.
• The UN Security Council press release describing settler violence 'at New High' (76 Palestinians killed in the West Bank in 2026, including 18 children) corresponds to a briefing of 11 August 2026, i.e., after the session date.

Sources

• PrimaryOHCHR (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)UN experts issued a stark warning about surging Israeli settler terror in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and were 'alarmed by escalating settler terror'.
• PrimaryOCHA oPt - Humanitarian Situation Update #356 (West Bank)Nearly 700 Palestinians in nine communities have been displaced due to settler attacks so far in 2026, including 600 displaced from Ras Ein Al-Auja; the update covers 20 January–2 February 2026.
• PrimaryOCHA oPt - Humanitarian Situation Report (23 July 2026)Fatalities linked to settler attacks in 2026 have already surpassed the total recorded during all of 2025, with 18 Palestinians killed as of the report date.
• PrimaryUN Press Release (Security Council), press.un.orgWith West Bank settler violence at a new high, so far in 2026, 76 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers, including 18 children.
• SecondaryEUPAC (European Union of Palestine Association)United Nations special rapporteurs have warned that violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory 'reaches unprecedented levels in 2026' (headline: 'UN: Settler Violence Reaches Unprecedented Levels in 2026').