Highlights of the noon briefing by Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General (excerpt on Occupied Palestinian Territory) 5 June 2024

05 June 2024

(Excerpt)

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OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that since 7 October, more than 500 Palestinians – nearly a quarter of them children – have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The vast majority were killed by Israeli forces, with 10 others killed by Israeli settlers. During the same period, more than 5,100 Palestinians were injured in these areas.

OCHA has also recorded more than 940 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since 7 October.

Over the past nearly eight months in those areas, Israeli authorities have also demolished, confiscated or forced the self-demolition of more than 900 Palestinian structures – nearly 40 per cent of which were inhabited homes – displacing more than 2,000 people.

Meanwhile in Gaza, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) say the ongoing Israeli military operation in Rafah is directly hindering the ability of aid agencies to bring critical humanitarian supplies into Gaza, as well as the ability to rotate critical humanitarian staff.

UNRWA has maintained a presence in Rafah, with a focus on continuing missions to Kerem Shalom to retrieve fuel and aid commodities.

In the five-day period between 28 May and 1 June, UNRWA says that only 232 trucks of humanitarian aid entered via Kerem Shalom – a significant reduction compared to before the Rafah military operation.

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