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Number of Palestinians killed in 2023 largest since Nakba: Report

The Palestinian death toll in the year of 2023 was the largest Palestine had witnessed since the 1948 Nakba, according to a report.

UN: Over 300 Palestinians killed in West Bank since 7 October

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced that 307 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza war on 7 October.

2023 deadliest year for children in West Bank: UNICEF

More than 80 children have been killed in the past 12 weeks in the occupied West Bank, amid intensified military activities, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.

UN calls on Israel to end ‘unlawful killings’ in West Bank

The United Nations has urged Israel to “end unlawful killings” of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, warning that the human rights situation in the territory is rapidly deteriorating.

Over 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank in 2023

At least 505 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank this year, the Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed.

Israel kills 5 Palestinians in drone strike in West Bank

At least five Palestinians were killed in a drone attack by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian media has reported.

2023 deadliest year for Palestinians in West Bank since 2005: UN

2023 was the deadliest year for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2005, when the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) began keeping records, according to a report by the organization on Saturday.

West Bank death toll nears 300

Israeli soldiers have killed at least 11 Palestinians during an incursion on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the ministry of health confirmed. Over 290 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire and more than 4,000 others detained since early October, according to Palestinian sources.

Four Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strike on Jenin, West Bank

An Israeli drone attack on Jenin north of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killed four Palestinians and wounded several others, the local health ministry has confirmed.

EU seeking sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in WB

The European Union’s top diplomat has stressed he will propose sanctions on Jewish settlers who are violent against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

General strikes in East Jerusalem, West Bank, Lebanon in support of Gaza

General strikes were declared Monday in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Lebanon in a display of solidarity with Gaza, as Israel's war on Gaza continues in the besieged enclave.

WHO confirms almost 450 attacks on health services in Gaza, West Bank since early October

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed nearly 450 attacks on health services in Gaza and the West Bank since Oct. 7. He cautioned "now the work of the health workers is impossible".

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