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Settlement Growth in the Nile Delta - Egypt

Handout Photomontage shows Settlement Growth in the Nile Delta. The United Nations’ World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 was published on 17 November 2025. Drawing on data from the Joint Research Centre’s Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), developed under the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS), the report tracks changes in population distribution across more than 12,000 urban settlements. It highlights a global shift in settlement patterns, with the majority of the world’s population now living in urban areas. This image, created with GHSL data, focuses on the Nile Delta in Egypt, one of the world’s most densely populated regions. By comparing estimates of built-up surface at three points in time, it shows how the extent of urban development has changed between 1975 and 2025, along with projections for 2075. Using satellite data and national census inputs, GHSL provides a broad range of data on human settlements worldwide, including estimates of built-up surfaces per square kilometre and, at even

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

A section of the separation wall stands near homes in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Children walk on the rubble left after a demolition in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

A man stands amid the rubble of a demolished house in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Residents survey rubble and debris left after demolition work in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

The remains of two demolished homes are seen in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

People stand facing the remains of two demolished homes in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

People stand beside rubble left after a demolition in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

A man walks among belongings on a terrace in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

A man sits amid the rubble of a demolished house in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Israeli soldiers and construction equipment block a road during a demolition operation in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Residents survey rubble and debris left after demolition work in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

A man sits on salvaged furniture placed near the separation wall in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Residents survey rubble and debris left after demolition work in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Israeli soldiers and construction equipment block a road during a demolition operation in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Israeli soldiers and construction equipment block a road during a demolition operation in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Residents survey rubble and debris left after demolition work in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Heavy machinery moves through a residential area in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Residents gather near homes overlooking the separation wall in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Army Demolishes Al Walaja Homes - Bethlehem

Heavy machinery moves through a residential area in Al-Walaja, west of Jerusalem and near Bethlehem, on December 2, 2025. The army demolished two homes belonging to brothers whose families of 10, including eight children under eight, were displaced under the pretext of building too close to the wall, as settlers expand the nearby Gilo settlement behind it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

A road stretches toward a hillside settlement area near Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The surrounding area has seen repeated displacements of Bedouin families, including the Mleihat family, who say they have been forced to move several times due to mounting pressure on rural Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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