Tor Wennesland described the deaths – in a fierce gunfight at a Jenin refugee camp – that included fighters and were believed to be an elderly woman, as another “fine example” of violence. violence escalation.
The Israeli military said it was engaged in a dawn operation to capture Islamic Jihad fighters. The Palestinian president is said to have described it as a “massacre” and later announced that it would suspend security coordination with Israel across the West Bank.
About 20 other people were seriously injured in the raid, which, according to news reports, was the deadliest day in the Occupied Territory in years.
As of Thursday, around 20 Palestinians are believed to have been killed in the West Bank this year – including a 14-year-old boy – following a surge in violence last year, when more than 150 Palestinians and 20 Israel is killed in the West. Banks and Israel.
The large-scale military operation against suspected militants is the latest in a series of Israeli attacks that have gone on for nine months.
‘Negative trend’ continues
Since “early this year, we are continuing to see the high levels of violence and other negative trends that are characteristic of 2022,” said the United Nations Special Coordinator.
He called for an immediate reduction in tensions to prevent loss of life.
Mr. Wennesland called on the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to restore calm and avoid further violence.
Launching a humanitarian appeal in 2023
UN aid coordination office OCHA on Thursday together with humanitarian partners working in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) launched a $502 million appeal to assist approximately 1.6 million most vulnerable people living in there.
The Humanitarian Response Plan 2023 It is estimated that 2.1 million Palestinians need assistance. They represent 58% of the population in Gaza and a quarter of the population living in the West Bank, United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said when speaking to journalists at his regular daily news conference in New York.
He noted that the plan will fund more than 200 projects, “helping people access essential services, such as food, water, health care and education, as well as ways to earn a living and support to improve their mental and physical health. ”
