GENEVA: The West Bank is facing an "alarming spillover" of the Gaza war, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday, with dozens killed since Israel expanded its operations there last month. "The West Bank is becoming a battlefield," Philippe Lazzarini warned on X, saying that "more than 50 people, including children, have been reported killed since the Israeli forces' operation started". "This must end."
Israel's military began a major raid against Palestinians in the West Bank's north a over a month ago, just after a truce went into effect in the Gaza Strip. Since the start of the war in Gaza, Israeli troops or settler attacks have killed at least 900 Palestinians in the West Bank. — AFP
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