Our attention have been on Gaza, but nearby there is also a lot of tension in the occupied West Bank.
The United Nations says that 95 people have been killed and almost 1,900 have been hurt in the area since October 7th. This area is not controlled by Hamas. The number of people who died is slightly higher according to local officials.
There have been more and more reports of Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians since Hamas first started attacking. Yesterday, Joe Biden, the President of the United States, said that those attacks were making a bad situation even worse.
Fighting has happened between Palestinian militants and Israeli security forces, and it has been very dangerous.
Many soldiers have surrounded Palestinian villages and put roadblocks to defend Jewish settlements. These settlements are considered illegal by international law, but Israel disagrees with this.
Israel has said that it captured almost 1,000 people wanted in the West Bank. Out of those, more than 600 are believed to be members of Hamas.
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What’s happening in Western Bank?
