Article Summary

This article is not considered a psychological operation. It reports on the United Nations' update to its database of companies involved in business activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, adding 61 new firms for a total of 214 companies from 11 countries. The UN cites reasonable grounds to believe these businesses are engaged in activities that support settlement expansion or contribute to adverse human rights impacts, such as construction, banking, or surveillance services.