Canada Condemns West Bank Violence, Demands End to Israeli Settlement Growth

 Heavy machinery that was burned inside a Palestinian quarry after Palestinians say Israeli settlers attacked the day earlier, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 27, 2026. (Reuters)
Heavy machinery that was burned inside a Palestinian quarry after Palestinians say Israeli settlers attacked the day earlier, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 27, 2026. (Reuters)
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Canada Condemns West Bank Violence, Demands End to Israeli Settlement Growth

 Heavy machinery that was burned inside a Palestinian quarry after Palestinians say Israeli settlers attacked the day earlier, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 27, 2026. (Reuters)
Heavy machinery that was burned inside a Palestinian quarry after Palestinians say Israeli settlers attacked the day earlier, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Canada on Wednesday condemned worsening violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and demanded a halt to the ‌expansion of ‌Israeli settlements there.

According ‌to ⁠United Nations figures, ⁠18 Palestinians have been killed in incidents linked to settler attacks ⁠so far this year, ‌compared ‌with 17 in ‌the whole ‌of 2025.

"Canada condemns the ongoing violence in the West ‌Bank. The expansion of Israeli settlements in ⁠the ⁠West Bank must stop. These settlements are illegal under international law," the foreign ministry said in a post on X.