West Bank : Israeli Forces and Settlers Violence Peaks High
Israeli Strikes and Violence:
Israeli strikes killed seven people in the occupied West Bank.
Violence in the territory has seen no let-up, with Israeli forces and attacks by settlers having killed at least 360 people.
Incidents Involving Teenagers:
Among the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces across several cities in the West Bank were three teenagers.
In a separate incident, Israeli forces killed three Palestinian cousins aged 15, 16, and 19 near a West Bank settlement.
Settler-Driven Violence:
Israeli settlers have been driving a new wave of anti-Palestinian violence in the occupied West Bank.
At least 132 Palestinians were killed by security forces and settlers in the past three weeks.
In 2022, 158 Palestinians were killed there.
UN Condemnation:
The United Nations condemned the rampant Israeli settler violence and excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
This year has been the deadliest in this area of the occupied Palestinian territory since the United Nations started systematically documenting fatalities in 2005.
The West Bank has been experiencing a surge in violence, with 344 people killed and nearly 6,000 arrested amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
Israeli forces have been stepping up their raids and arrests in the territory.
In recent incidents, Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in West Bank strikes.
Three people were killed near Balata refugee camp in Nablus, and four in Tulkarm amid an ongoing raid on the city.
In another incident, Israeli strikes killed five people in the occupied West Bank, including four at a refugee camp.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that an Israeli strike killed four people in the northern city of Tulkarm.
These incidents have led to a peak in violence in the West Bank, with hundreds killed since Israel increased its operations in the territory in conjunction with the war in Gaza.
