Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians reach record number in October: UN

NEW YORK: Israeli settlers carried out at least 264 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during October, marking the biggest monthly total since UN officials began tracking such incidents in 2006, the UN said. In a statement warning against the sharp rise in violence, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the attacks, which resulted in casualties and property damage, amounted to an average of eight incidents per day. “Since 2006, OCHA has documented over 9,600 such attacks.

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