The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, stated today, Sunday, that Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank has reached "record levels."
In a statement carried by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), Lazzarini added that what is happening in the West Bank is a "silent (Israeli) war that has not received adequate coverage," noting record levels of violence in the occupied West Bank since October 2023, with more than 1,000 Palestinians killed, nearly a quarter of them children.
Lazzarini pointed to the continued and relentless attacks by Israeli settlers, while Palestinian communities are constantly subjected to intimidation, displacement from their lands, and the destruction of their livelihoods, all with impunity.
Lazzarini explained that tens of thousands remain displaced a year after Israel launched Operation Iron Wall, the largest displacement operation since 1967, and their homes are now being gradually demolished to prevent their return. He noted that while global attention has been focused on Gaza, the blatant disregard for international humanitarian law in the West Bank has become normalized.
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