(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The United Nations has said that the Israeli violations and aggression in the occupied Palestinian territories do not serve the peace process.

The international organization pointed out, in its yearly report on the economic and social effects of the Israeli occupation, that the continued occupation of the Palestinian territories was neither economically nor politically acceptable.

The report, prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), pointed to the excessive use of force by the Israeli forces, the arbitrary detention against Palestinians, the destruction of Palestinian homes and facilities, as well as restrictions on the people’s movement, in addition to the six-year-long siege imposed on Gaza Strip.

The report also mentioned the confiscation of Palestinian land where 40% of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank was seized for settlement expansion in total violation of the international law, pointing to a 20% increase in settlement projects in 2011 compared to the previous year.

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