UNRWA chief highlights ‘alarming spill over’ of Gaza conflict in West Bank

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More than 50 people, including children, have been reported killed since the Israeli military operation started five weeks ago, according to UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, Al Jazeera reports.

“The West Bank is becoming a battlefield: ordinary Palestinians are the first and most to suffer. This must end,” Lazzarini said.

“Destruction of public infrastructure, bulldozing roads and access restrictions are commonplace. People’s lives have been turned upside down, bringing back traumas and loss,” he said, along with other facts and statistics.

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