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Women-headed households face heightened displacement risk in West Bank, OCHA warns
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Women-headed families in the West Bank face elevated risks of displacement amid escalating Israeli settler violence, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported. The agency found these households are disproportionately vulnerable compared to families headed by men, particularly in areas experiencing intensified settler attacks.
Beyond displacement threats, OCHA documented higher rates of chronic illness within women-headed households. The combination of displacement risk and health challenges affects these families more severely than male-headed households in the territory.
