144 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Soldiers, Settlers in WB since Oct. 7: UN
“The number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank since 7 October accounts for more than one-third of all Palestinian fatalities in the West Bank in 2023 (383),” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
Nearly 50 percent of these fatalities occurred during confrontations that followed Israeli search-and-arrest operations, primarily in Jenin and Tulkarem governorates, according to the agency.
It added that some 35 percent were in the context of demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza.
Most of the remaining 10 percent were killed while allegedly attacking Israeli forces or settlers, and in settler attacks against Palestinians.
Israel has been bombing Gaza since October 7, when the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched the surprise attack, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, in the occupied territories in response to the Israeli regime’s intensified crimes against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
The aggression has so far killed 9,770 Palestinians, including 4,800 children.
Tel Aviv has also blocked water, food, and electricity to Gaza, plunging the coastal strip into a humanitarian crisis.
Source: Al Jazeera
