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In the West Bank: Movement restrictions, violent militias and no access to bomb shelters

Posted on | B'Tselem

Since the offensive on Iran began, armed settler militias have carried out a slew of documented raids and attacks on Palestinian shepherding communities and villages throughout the West Bank, in some cases using live fire. At least five Palestinians have been killed in these attacks, which are meant to take over land and sow fear. At the same time, military forces have also carried out raids on Palestinian communities across the West Bank, arresting residents and taking over dozens of homes.

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Violent and non-violent death tolls for the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field survey

Posted on | Debarati Guha-Sapir | Eran Bendavid | Håvard Hegre | Jon Pedersen | Khalil Shikaki | Michael Robbins | Michael Spagat | The Lancet

Findings: We estimated 75 200 violent deaths (95% CI 63 600–86 800) between Oct 7, 2023, and Jan 5, 2025, representing approximately 3·4% of the Gaza Strip’s pre-conflict population. Women, children (ie, younger than 18 years), and older people (ie, older than 64 years) comprised 56·2% (95% CI 50·4–61·9) of violent deaths, totalling 42 200 deaths (95% CI 33 100–51 300). We also estimated 16 300 non-violent deaths (12 300–20 200), of which 8540 (4540–12 500) represent excess deaths above pre-conflict projections. The MoH figure for this period (49 090 violent deaths) was 34·7% below our central estimate.

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WATCH: A 14-year-old Palestinian Bled to Death for 45 Minutes as Israeli Soldiers Stood Nearby

Posted on | Amira Hass | Haaretz

Jadallah Jadallah was shot by a paratrooper unit in the al-Far’a refugee camp. Videos show him abandoned as he pleaded for help, while his family watched helplessly from a distance. Israel is now holding his body. According to the IDF, “a terrorist who posed an immediate threat was identified, the force fired at him and provided first aid”