At least 982 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank by Israel: UN

At least 982 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers since October 2023 alone, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said on Wednesday in a post on X. 

“Over 42,000 [Palestinians] forcibly displaced by operations, home demolitions and settler attacks,” Turk said.

This weekend’s violence in al-Mughayyir is “yet another example of the ongoing oppression of and coercion against Palestinians,” he added.

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society sais over the weekend that Israeli forces detained at least 14 Palestinians during three days of raids in al-Mughayyir village, near Ramallah. Those arrested include the head of the local council and the brothers of a child killed in a previous Israeli attack.

Turk urged an immediate end to such attacks, emphasising that “all such violence must stop and impartial accountability ensured.”