Escalating Israeli Aggression in the West Bank: Large-Scale Military Operation and Humanitarian Crisis

The Israeli army's large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank has resulted in the deaths of 9 Palestinians, injuries to at least 18 others, and a significant escalation of violent clashes. The operation, launched under the name "summer camps," has concentrated in Jenin, Tubas, and Tulkarm, with Israeli forces storming cities and camps, imposing sieges, and carrying out operations to destroy property and infrastructure.

Key Takeaways:

• The Israeli army's operation has resulted in the deaths of 9 Palestinians, including two young men, Qassam Muhammad Jabarin (25 years old) and Asim Walid Dabaya (39 years old), killed during violent clashes in Jenin.
• At least 18 Palestinians have been injured, with several others reported injured in various areas.
• The Israeli forces have carried out operations to destroy property and infrastructure, especially streets, and have imposed sieges on hospitals and ambulances in the areas they have invaded.
• The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has documented no less than 47 raids carried out by Israeli forces using warplanes, helicopters, and drones to launch attacks on Palestinian homes, cars, and gatherings in the West Bank since last October.
• Since October 7, Israel has killed 660 Palestinians in the West Bank, and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor warns of a systematic and widespread policy of premeditated murder.
• The Israeli occupation army is also carrying out a policy of forced displacement against thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank, with over 3,200 Palestinians, including 1,400 children, displaced since October 7.
• The demolitions include approximately 500 inhabited structures, over 300 agricultural structures, over 100 water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities, and 200 livelihood structures.

Statistics:

• 660 Palestinians killed in the West Bank since October 7
• 3,200 Palestinians displaced, including 1,400 children, since October 7
• 1,416 Palestinian buildings demolished, confiscated, or forced to be demolished across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem
• 500 inhabited structures demolished
• 300 agricultural structures demolished
• 100 water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities demolished
• 200 livelihood structures demolished

Sources:

• Ma'an News Agency - (no date provided)
• Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor - (no date provided)
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (no date provided)
• International Court of Justice - advisory opinion, 19 July