The West Bank has seen a sharp rise in Palestinian deaths and displacement in recent years, with new analysis indicating the period since 2023 is among the deadliest in decades, according to humanitarian data compiled by aid groups and UN records.
An analysis published by the international aid organization Oxfam International, drawing on figures from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, found that 1,244 Palestinians, including 268 children, were killed in the occupied West Bank between 2023 and the end of 2025. That figure exceeds the 1,036 Palestinians, including 225 children, killed from 2006 through 2022.
Oxfam described the trend as a steep escalation in civilian harm at a time when global attention has largely focused on Gaza. Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s humanitarian policy lead, called the rising death toll “tragic and horrifying,” saying violence in the West Bank has intensified in parallel with the broader conflict.
The report also documented a major surge in displacement. Nearly 46,000 Palestinians were forced from their homes in the West Bank over the past three years due to military operations, settler-related violence, home demolitions and movement restrictions. That compares with just over 13,000 displaced in the previous 14 years combined, according to the analysis.
