Unicef says 2023 has been the deadliest year on record for children in the occupied est Bank, including East Jerusalem, with conflict-related violence reaching unprecedented levels.
According to a statement released by Unicef Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Adele Khodr, 83 children have been killed in the past 12 weeks — more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022 — amid increased Israeli military and law enforcement operations.
“More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained. Furthermore, the West Bank has been heavily affected by movement and access restrictions.
“Children living in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have been experiencing grinding violence for many years, yet the intensity of that violence has dramatically increased since the horrific attacks of 7 October. Conflict-related violence has killed 124 Palestinian children and 6 Israeli children since the start of 2023,” Khodr says.
