The situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been deteriorating for some time, with rising violence and human rights violations against Palestinian civilians.     Even before the 7 October escalation, 2023 was already the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank for almost 20 years, since the end of the second Intifada. At least 652 Palestinians have been killed there since 7 October, including many children, and thousands more have been injured.     Israel has tightened restrictions on Palestinian movement, especially in areas such as Hebron and Jenin, cutting people off from their livelihoods, essential services and relatives. Palestinian civilians often face harassment, humiliation, detention, and assault when trying to pass Israeli military checkpoints. Medical staff and humanitarian workers trying to help injured civilians have themselves been assaulted and prevented from accessing people in need.     As well as rising attacks by Israeli forces, we are seeing a massive increase in violence and intimidation of Palestinian villagers by armed Israeli settlers. OCHA recorded an average of around four attacks a day since 7 October — more than 1300 attacks in total. Settler attacks have killed and injured Palestinian civilians, damaged homes, chopped down thousands of olive trees, stolen agricultural equipment and attacked aid convoys heading to Gaza.     Israel has also stepped up the demolition of Palestinian homes and other structures such as agricultural facilities or schools – in 2023 at least 1,129 such demolitions were recorded, the highest annual total since the UN started tracking the data almost 20 years ago. In the 11 months since 7 October this has increased even further, with 1,478 Palestinian structures demolished. Around 3,500 Palestinians have been displaced as a result.