Violence grows between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank | ITV News

Rising tension in the occupied West Bank is a major barrier to any hopes of peace. In the last month alone more than 160 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli settler violence and Israeli raids.

The occupied West Bank is a Palestinian territory that has been under Israeli occupation since the 1960s.

There are thought to be more than 700,000 Israeli settlers living in the West Bank, in nearly three hundred settlements.

And, despite being considered illegal under international law, the Israeli government plans to build even more settlements there. It's an enduring flashpoint that threatens hopes of reconciliation.

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