Fifteen Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank between July 2 and 9, the UN reports, while the total number of Palestinians killed in the occupied territory since October has now reached 553.

Twelve of the 15 victims were killed in two Israeli military operations in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarem and their nearby refugee camps, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest West Bank situation report. Another of the victims was a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot and killed on Tuesday in the Ramallah area.

An Israeli settler attack during the same period forced the displacement of a Palestinian family while 13 other families were affected by the violence, OCHA reports.

Since October, more than 1,000 attacks by settlers have been reported against Palestinians as well as the displacement of 1,390 people, of which 660 were children, the UN report adds.