Israeli offensive on occupied West Bank forcibly displaced 40,000: UN
- Israeli forces launched Operation Iron Wall on January 21, displacing 40,000 Palestine refugees from various camps, according to UNRWA.
- The operation is the longest in the West Bank since the second intifada, with more than 60 percent of displacement last year linked to Israeli Defense Forces operations.
- UNRWA stated that it has lost contact with Israeli authorities due to new laws, hindering humanitarian aid efforts.
- The agency emphasized that repeated military operations have made northern refugee camps uninhabitable, leading to cyclical displacement of residents.
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