West Bank, MINA – The occupied West Bank is witnessing a “silent war” amid record levels of violence by the Israeli army and illegal settlers since October 2023, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Sunday.
“Tens of thousands of people remain displaced a year after the launch of Israel’s operation ‘Iron Wall’ – the largest displacement since 1967. Their homes are now gradually demolished to prevent their return,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on the social media platform X.
On Jan. 21, the Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank, killing scores and displacing thousands.
Lazzarini said more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied territory since October 2023, almost a quarter of them children.
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“Attacks by Israeli settlers continue unabated, with Palestinian communities being constantly intimidated, uprooted and their livelihoods ruined,” he said. “Impunity reigns.”[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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