He also said:
Since 7 October, 397 Palestinians have been killed across the West Bank, and 453 have
been injured. Even before 7 October, 234 Palestinians had been killed in 2023, which was the highest number on record.
Civilian casualties are not just collateral damage in Israeli attacks, they are the main
target. The use of warplanes, armed drones, attack helicopters and missiles was once
unprecedented in the West Bank. Now it is routine.
Israel’s victims are often children. They include five year-old Ruqaya, who was shot in the back by Israeli forces on 7 January at a military checkpoint in the West Bank. Her body was withheld from her family by Israeli forces for 10 days. Just last week, Israeli forces also shot 16-year-old Neehel in the head, killing him as he was leaving school. Neehel was the one hundredth Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since 7 October.