Killing, displacement, destruction in West Bank continue unabated: UN
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A UN report shows that Israeli occupation soldiers killed 16 Palestinians between July 30 and August 5, including two children.
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A poster with the name and picture of Marwan Barghouti, the highest profile Palestinian prisoner held by "Israel", in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, August 6, 2024. (AP)
Palestinians continue to be killed and displaced by Israeli occupation troops in the West Bank, said the UN.
Farhan Haq, the spokesperson for the secretary-general of the United Nations, clarified in a press release that the latest report released by UN organizations in the occupied region revealed that the destruction of Palestinian homes, infrastructure, and lives continues unabated in the West Bank.
Demolitions in the eastern part of occupied al-Quds reached a record high back in 2023, with 229 Palestinian structures destroyed by occupation forces. As of August 2, "Israel" has demolished 128 Palestinian structures, including 61 homes, and displaced 330 people since the beginning of 2024.
Israeli occupation soldiers, according to Haq, killed 16 Palestinians between July 30 and August 5, including two children, and injured 56 others in the occupied West Bank.
He emphasized that over the same time period, "Israel" also launched over 20 attacks on Palestinians, resulting in injuries and property damage.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that between late Monday and early Wednesday, five Palestinians were martyred in Jenin in two separate Israeli drone strikes, in addition to two in Kafr Qud and one in Beit Lahem by gunfire.
At least 604 Palestinians have been killed and about 5,400 others wounded at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces and Israeli settlers in various cities and camps of the West Bank since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7.
Meanwhile, according to the UN spokesperson, "mass losses" are being caused by the continuous Israeli bombardment of Gaza, which makes it more difficult for relief agencies to respond to crises.
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He further pointed out that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report made it clear that "repeated evacuation orders in Gaza lead to an endless cycle of displacement."
Haq emphasized that the current situation makes it "increasingly difficult" for Palestinians to receive the humanitarian aid they desperately need, warning against the growth of epidemic diseases in Gaza as a result of contaminated water, overcrowding, and poor hygienic conditions.
