The UN on Thursday warned that Israeli occupier attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are occurring at a pace “higher than any year on record,” averaging six incidents per day, causing casualties or property damage, Anadolu reports.
Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference that “the number of settler attacks causing casualties or property damage this year in the West Bank has now surpassed 1,000.”
“These attacks have affected more than 230 communities across all parts of the West Bank,” he said, adding that “more than 2,200 Palestinians have been displaced this year due to settler violence or other access restrictions, alongside hundreds more who have been displaced due to home demolitions by Israeli authorities.”
Dujarric said that “just last week, settler attacks resulted in the injury of more than 30 Palestinians and widespread damage to property and central infrastructure, as well as livelihoods.”
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