ALBAWABA - More than a 150 Palestinians were killed by Israeli army gunfire in 2022. This has been one of the worst years of death toll, figures presented by a United Nations report.
#RT @UN: RT @UN_News_Centre: UN Middle East envoy @TWennesland briefed the Security Council on Monday.
— Veer (@VeerAbhiyan) December 19, 2022
More than 150 Palestinians and 20+ Israelis have been killed in 2022, he said, expressing concern over the sharp increase in violence this year.https://t.co/Zx15hJLMkx
Speaking to the Security Council, Monday, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said 150 Palestinians were killed on different cities and towns in the West Bank in clashes and protests with the Israeli army.
UN experts condemned the rampant Israeli settler violence and excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this year that have made 2022 the deadliest since 2005.
— Palestinian Return Centre (@prclondon) December 19, 2022
150 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces so far this year. pic.twitter.com/Yx7lxgdI3W
The UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process added 20 Israelis were also killed in 2022, adding “I am gravely concerned by the sharp increase in violence against civilians on both sides, which exacerbates mistrust and undermines a peaceful resolution to the conflict,” he said.
150 Palestinians, including 33 children, have been killed by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank since the beginning of 2022. pic.twitter.com/W9IfuhXukq
— V PALESTINE ?? (@V_Palestine20) December 18, 2022
Wennesland was presenting his special report covering the period from 21 September till 7 December and said he was “particularly appalled” that boys and girls continue to fall victim to violence, adding 44 young Palestinians and one Israeli child lost their lives in 2022.
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— zαняα нυssειηι? (@zahrakindmother) December 17, 2022
150 #Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank by I*sraeli forces so far this year, including 33 children‼️#IsraeliTerrorism#IsraeliApartheid pic.twitter.com/HawztDxIXw
The UN envoy and as he says in his speech, provides a depressing reading of the violent developments experienced in the Palestinian territories, expressing concern over Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which the world body says constitutes a flagrant violation of UN resolutions and international law as reported in Anadolu.
150 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank by Israeli forces so far this year, including 33 children.
— kristyan benedict (@KreaseChan) December 16, 2022
2022 is the deadliest year in this area of the OPT since the UN started systematically documenting fatalities in 2005. pic.twitter.com/3ZuSJqqImX
Some 4,800 housing units were advanced this year in Area C of the West Bank, and the number of housing units advanced more than tripled from the previous year – from 900 units in 2021 to 3,100 units in 2022, he said, urging Israel to cease advancement of all settlement activities as well as the demolition of Palestinian-owned properties.
