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A wave of reporting has highlighted escalating violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with the BBC tracking a week of settler attacks and Israeli forces demolishing four water wells and greenhouses in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. New figures from the Palestinian Authority point to a sharp rise in settler and state violence, and the UN Human Rights Office for Palestine said Israel must 'end its unlawful presence and evacuate all settlers from the occupied West Bank' after the killing of two Palestinian teenagers on Wednesday in the village of al-Mughayyir, warning that ongoing violence has led to the complete displacement of Palestinians from some areas. In a related development, the Christian village of Taybeh announced plans for a US civil lawsuit targeting Israeli settlers and American institutions accused of supporting attacks and property damage against its residents, urging US passport and green card holders to document abuses ahead of the filing. The moves underscore growing international and legal pressure over settler violence as reports of attacks and demolitions continue across the West Bank.