New York, Oct. 26 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern over the escalating tensions and Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank, warning that the "spectre of ethnic cleansing" is looming ever larger in the region.

Taking to his official X account, the UN chief pointed out that rising settler violence, unabated evictions, and settlement expansions are creating a deeply coercive environment for Palestinians.

"I'm deeply alarmed by Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank. Settlements are expanding, evictions are unrelenting with Palestinians driven from their lands, settler violence is surging, Palestinian families are being assaulted," Guterres said.

Emphasising that lasting stability in the re...