589 Palestinians killed in West Bank since October 7
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has killed at least 589 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
In its statement, the ministry noted that some 142 children were among the slain.
Earlier in the day, the Health Ministry announced that three Palestinians were killed by the Israeli forces during raids across the West Bank.
The Israeli military carried out a number of raids on cities and towns in the West Bank, during which Palestinians were arrested under the controversial Administrative Detention policy.
Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank amid a deadly Israeli offensive that has killed over 39,000 people in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.
The International Court of Justice, in an advisory opinion on July 19, declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land “unlawful” and has said that it should be brought to an end “as rapidly as possible.”