Israeli military operations, settler violence deepen humanitarian needs of Palestinians: UN
Palestinian figures indicate that Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 1,102 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – The United Nations has warned that ongoing Israeli military operations and illegal Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank continue to place Palestinians at serious risk and deepen humanitarian needs.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said: “Over the past two weeks, OCHA has documented further incidents resulting in the killing and injury of Palestinians.”
“Six Palestinians were killed, including five by Israeli forces and one by an Israeli settler,” the statement said, noting that “of the total, four were children,” between December 9-22.
The UN office also raised alarm over continued displacement across the occupied West Bank, saying that “over 100 Palestinians [were] displaced due to demolitions and evictions over the past two weeks, including 63 in East Jerusalem and the rest in Area C.”
Mentioning one incident in particular, OCHA noted that this “includes 50 people, among them 21 children, displaced in a single Israeli demolition of a four-story building in the Silwan neighborhood on December 22 for lacking an Israeli-issued building permit, which is nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain.”
Palestinian figures indicate that Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 1,102 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, injured nearly 11,000, and detained around 21,000 since October 2023.
The International Court of Justice in a landmark opinion in July declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Regarding the Gaza Strip, OCHA said the UN and its partners “continue to respond to the mounting needs of displaced families and to mitigate the impact of recent winter storms, which have further worsened conditions for thousands of people across the Strip.”
However, it warned that “despite these efforts, the humanitarian response has been unable to keep pace with the scale of needs due to ongoing restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities, including on the entry of supplies into Gaza.”
OCHA cited infrastructure challenges, saying that “shortages of new materials are complicating efforts to maintain and repair Gaza City’s sewage networks, with teams having to use old components.”
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