evidence: The number of Israeli settlers living in Palestinian territory has dramatically increased over the past few years. As of February 11 this year, the number of settlers in the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, stands at 517,407, up from 502,991 a year earlier. [...] Most of the international community still considers East Jerusalem and the West Bank to be Palestinian territory illegally occupied by Isreal. Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of any future Palestinian state. [...] Russia recognises West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and East Jerusalem as "the capital of the future Palestinian state". In 2022, Australia reversed its recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.