In 2011 the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded that the state of Israel end their expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank and open themselves up for peace negotiations. After this the settlements continued to grow, also affecting other aspects of the rights of Palestinians, one of these being the right to water. This study tracked how the settlements and the water security in Palestine has changed since the veto in 2011, and analysed this change and their connection and how they impact one another. The study showed that since the veto, the settlements in the West Bank have continued to grow, despite the fact that transfering a state's own citizens into occupied territory is illegal. The settlements withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005 and Israeli settlers no longer reside there, but the strip is still under a military blockade. The water security, mainly in the West Bank, has been on a steady increase since the veto, but is still under the recommended limit for sustainable development. However in the Gaza strip the water security has plummeted since the start of the Israel/Hamas war in October 2023. The study shows that improvements that did happen were mainly in the West Bank, and they were a result of negotiations between Israel and Palestine or the work of international organisations. These improvements came in the form of running water in homes and more effective handling of sewage. The negative water security is kept under the recommended limit by the Israeli state in order to sustain an advantage over Palestine and get what they want from them.