Palestinian gunshot victims in the occupied West Bank are now being shot more often in the head and torso rather than the limbs, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.

According to AFP, the medical charity’s international president, who recently returned from the West Bank, said that since Israel’s bombardment of Gaza started after Hamas’ attack on October 7, there had been a “clear shift” in the injuries being witnessed by MSF staff in West Bank hospitals.

“The type of trauma they are dealing with has changed completely,” Christos Christou told reporters at MSF’s headquarters in Geneva.

“In the past, the mechanism of the shooting was different. They were targeting the limbs,” he said.

“Instead of having injuries in the limbs, they have gunshot wounds in the abdomen, the trunk and the head. This is a clear shift,” he said.

“When you see that shift in the trauma, you will see more and more dead people,” he added.