Al Jazeera reported that Israel continues to build illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Approximately 745,000 Israeli settlers currently reside in at least 163 illegal settlements and over 400 illegal outposts. The report noted that alongside settlement expansion, settler attacks on Palestinian communities have reached an all-time high, with 1,836 such attacks recorded in 2025 and 1,418 already recorded from January to July 2026.