Bi-Weekly Fact: the West Bank

In the occupied West Bank (including East Jerusalem), since October 7, 2023...
 
Israeli soldiers and illegal Israeli settlers killed more than 520 Palestinians, including 124 children

• Israel soldiers killed 491 Palestinians. Illegal Israeli settlers killed 10 Palestinians. It is unclear whether the remaining people were killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers.
• About one third of those Palestinians were killed by Israel's militarized operations using airstrikes and ground-to-ground missiles on refugee camps and other densely populated areas.
 
Israeli soldiers and illegal Israeli settlers injured over 5,150 Palestinians, including about 800 children

• More than a third of the injuries were from live ammunition. 
 
Illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in the West Bank more than 940 times

• In 96 attacks, Palestinians were killed. 
• In 748 attacks, Palestinian property was damaged or destroyed.
• In 99 attacks, Palestinians were killed and property was damaged or destroyed.  
• Over 43,000 Palestinian-owned trees and saplings were destroyed or damaged.
 
Israel arrested more than 9,125 Palestinians including more than 300 women and 635 children

• This includes those arrested from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and those taken hostage.
• Detainees include 80 journalists.
• Many of the prisoners who have been released report being tortured and abused during their detention.
• Only 18 detainees killed inside the occupation jails since October 7 have been identified.
• Israel is holding the bodies of 16 additional detainees who died in Israeli custody.
 
 
Sources: OCHAWafaWafaAljazeera
 
 

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