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UNRWA: Over 12,000 Palestinian Children Forced to Displace in the West Bank


Mon 05 Jan 2026 | 12:48 PM
UNRWA: Over 12,000 Palestinian Children Forced to Displace in the West Bank
UNRWA: Over 12,000 Palestinian Children Forced to Displace in the West Bank
Amir Hagag

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that over 12,000 Palestinian children are forced to displace in the occupied West Bank as a result of the ongoing Israeli military operation in the northern governorates.

In a statement released Monday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the agency added that it launched an emergency education program in February 2025 for displaced children in the northern West Bank to ensure the continuation of their education through temporary learning spaces, distance learning, and the provision of psychosocial support. UNRWA noted that approximately 48,000 Palestinian children are enrolled in its schools in the West Bank.

Since January 21, 2025, the Israeli occupation army has been conducting a military operation in the northern West Bank, dubbed "Operation Iron Wall," which began in Jenin refugee camp and later expanded to the Nur Shams and Tulkarm refugee camps.