Since Oct 7, Israeli troops or settlers have killed a minimum of 662 Palestinians within the West Financial institution, in accordance with the Palestinian well being ministry.
Not less than 23 Israelis, together with members of the safety forces, have been killed in Palestinian assaults throughout the identical interval, Israeli officers say.
On Sunday, three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the West Financial institution and Jordan have been shot dead by a Jordanian truck driver, who was then “eradicated”, in accordance with Israel’s army.
Turk additionally highlighted that almost 10,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons or army services, “many arbitrarily”, and mentioned over 50 have died “as a consequence of inhumane circumstances and ill-treatment”.
The Hamas assault on Israel resulted within the deaths of 1,205 individuals, largely civilians together with some hostages killed in captivity, official Israeli figures present.
Militants seized 251 hostages in the course of the assault, 97 of whom are nonetheless held in Gaza, together with 33 the Israeli army says are lifeless.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has up to now killed a minimum of 40,972 individuals, in accordance with the well being ministry within the Hamas-run territory.
The UN human rights workplace says many of the lifeless are girls and youngsters.
Turk confused that “ending that struggle and averting a full-blown regional battle is an absolute and urgent priority“.
