{"id":314963,"date":"2026-02-01T15:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=314963"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:09:16","slug":"unrwa-commissioner-general-on-west-bank-the-underreported-silent-war","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-commissioner-general-on-west-bank-the-underreported-silent-war\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Commissioner-General on West Bank: The underreported silent war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-field-publish-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">01 February 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"blue-with-border-left\"><a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/unlazzarini\/status\/2017862633857167745?s=46&amp;t=n-DGCyE5Su6GxZ75P5lB7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The underreported silent war: record levels of violence in the occupied West Bank since October 2023. More than 1,000 Palestinians \u2014 almost a quarter of them children \u2014 have been killed.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Attacks by Israeli settlers continue unabated, with Palestinian communities being constantly\u00a0 intimidated, uprooted and their livelihoods ruined.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Impunity reigns.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tens thousands of people remain displaced a year after the launch of Israel&#8217;s operation &#8220;Iron Wall&#8221; &#8211; the largest displacement since 1967.<\/div>\n<div>Their homes are now gradually demolished to prevent their return.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>UNRWA remains key in the emergency aid operation, despite immense challenges.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>While global attention has been focused on Gaza, the flagrant disregard for international humanitarian law in the West Bank has been normalised.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It has to stop before it is too late.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ENDs-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01 February 2026 From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)\u00a0 The underreported silent war: record levels of violence in the occupied West Bank since October 2023. More than 1,000 Palestinians \u2014 almost a quarter of them children \u2014 have been killed. 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