Pause in Gaza, assaults in West Bank, Israel kills 10 Palestinians
As the pause in Gaza persists, the focus shifts to the West Bank, where the cycle of violence shows no signs of abating
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GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) – While a fragile pause in hostilities holds in Gaza, violence continues to surge in the West Bank part of Palestine.
In a two-day Israeli military raid in Jenin, at least 10 Palestinians were killed, including Ahmed Shayeb, who was tragically shot while driving with his wife and three children.
A harrowing video of the incident has gone viral, capturing the distressing moment that highlights the human cost of the conflict.
The raid displaced over 600 Palestinians from the Jenin refugee camp, adding to the growing crisis.
Experts note that Israeli military operations in the West Bank have long preceded the war in Gaza, but they have intensified significantly since its onset.
This escalation, analysts suggest, coincides with political agreements within Israel’s government.
Israeli media reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly promised the attack to appease Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who opposed the Gaza ceasefire.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023, the West Bank has witnessed a sharp rise in settler violence, with 1,860 incidents recorded—an average of four attacks daily—according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The Nablus governorate has been the most affected, with 411 attacks, followed closely by Ramallah with 410 incidents and Hebron with 362.
Over the past 471 days, Israeli operations in the West Bank have killed 870 Palestinians, including 177 children, and injured 6,700 others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Additionally, 6,729 people have been displaced, 13,572 arrested, and 2,168 structures demolished by Israeli forces and settlers.
In Gaza, where a tenuous ceasefire has provided some relief, humanitarian efforts continue.
Under the truce, Egypt has begun allowing daily crossings of wounded Hamas members and their companions for medical treatment, as well as 200 civilians, enabling 5,600 individuals to leave the besieged territory over 28 days.
However, the humanitarian toll remains staggering.
Civil defence teams in Gaza have recovered 120 decomposed bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings in just two days, bringing the death toll to an unprecedented 47,107 Palestinians since October 7.
A further 111,147 people have been reported wounded, with many still trapped beneath the rubble.
The international community has expressed alarm over the escalating violence.
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has warned of the potential for further atrocities, describing the situation as veering toward genocide.
With the toll in Gaza and the West Bank mounting, the conflict’s humanitarian consequences continue to draw condemnation and calls for urgent international intervention.
As the pause in Gaza persists, the focus shifts to the West Bank, where the cycle of violence shows no signs of abating, leaving many to wonder how long the fragile ceasefire in Gaza can hold amid such widespread unrest.
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