Around 1,400 incidents were registered across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Ocha says

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) registered 1,400 incidents by settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, including physical assaults, arson attacks, raids on Palestinian communities and the destruction of fruit trees.

Around 4,700 people were internally displaced across the West Bank over the past year, with 12 percent citing settler violence and access restrictions as the reason for their displacement, Ocha said.

At least 800 Palestinians from the West Bank have been killed by Israeli fire since the war began last year, with around 6,500 more wounded, according to Palestinian health officials.

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  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    83·
    6 days ago

    You linked to a press release at the bottom, not the report. Which is an issue, because I can’t seem to find the report, and the article is not helping:

    Firstly: “Meanwhile, OCHA reports that 2024 has seen the highest number of settler-related incidents across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the office began keeping records almost two decades ago.” What is “almost” two decades ago? I think the year should have been given.

    More importantly: There should be a link to those records.

    I am not saying the report isn’t true. I think it very likely is true. Which is exactly why both of those things are essential. Because without them, there is room to question them.

    • solo@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      8·
      6 days ago

      You linked to a press release at the bottom, not the report.

      My bad. The posted article doesn’t say anything about a specific report, it talks about “recorded incidents” or smth. So I fixed the description.

      I found this relevant report from a couple of months back: Humanitarian Situation Update #234 | West Bank mentioning

      Since 7 October 2023, OCHA documented nearly 1,600 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians that resulted in casualties, property damage or both

      And another one from September 2024, with similar info, but with charts and pies:

      WEST BANK | VIOLENCE, DESTRUCTION AND DISPLACEMENT

      I’m pretty sure in the OCHA site for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (https://www.ochaopt.org/), one can find more info. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to look into it further for now.