UNRWA reports deadliest week for West Bank civilians

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has reported that last week was the deadliest for Palestinian civilians in the West Bank since November. The agency highlighted increased violence and destruction in the region amid escalating conflict in Gaza.

UNRWA's statement read: "Last week was the deadliest for Palestinian civilians in the West Bank since November. Many, including seven children, were killed. This is unacceptable and must stop immediately."

JERICHO, WEST BANK - JULY 18: Israeli army forces demolish four Palestinian homes with heavy machinery during their raid at historic Kasr Hisham area in Jericho, West Bank on July 18, 2024. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )Israeli soldiers tied a wounded Palestinian to a military vehicle and used him as a human shield, West Bank, June 23, 2024 (AA Photo)Israeli soldiers in front of a Palestinian-owned shop in Huwara, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 26, 2022. (Reuters Photo)HEBRON, WEST BANK - JULY 20: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) People attend the funeral ceremony of 20 year old Palestinian Ibrahim Zakik, who was killed in a Israeli raid on Beit Ummar, in Hebron, West Bank on July 20, 2024. ( Mamoun Wazwaz - Anadolu Agency )

Israel had announced on August 28 that it had launched its most intensive and comprehensive attacks since the 2002 Second Intifada on refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas, calling it "Summer Camps."

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, since August 28, 21 Palestinians, including children and the elderly, have been killed in Jenin; 8 in Tubas; 7 in Tulkarem; and 3 in Hebron, with 145 people injured.

After ten days of attacks and raids in the West Bank, the Israeli military withdrew this morning, leaving significant destruction behind.

Since October 7, 2023, 691 Palestinians have been killed in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

September 06, 2024 12:38 PM GMT+03:00