Israel killed 112 Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank since start of 2023: UN

Israeli forces destroyed 575 homes of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank, says Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

By Firdevs Bulut Kartal

TORONTO (AA) - Israeli forces have killed 112 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank since the beginning of 2023, the UN said Friday.

A report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Israeli forces killed 107 Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank since the beginning of the year to May 29. A total of 4,229 were injured.

Fanatic Jewish settlers carried out 409 attacks against Palestinians with five being killed and 105 injured, according to the report.

The homes of 575 Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank were destroyed by Israeli forces, it said.

During Palestinian demonstrations in Israeli and Palestinian territories, 18 Israelis were killed and 111 injured.

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