GENEVA

The UN human rights office on Tuesday said the daily Israeli attacks on the occupied West Bank indicate "ongoing violations of the international law," urging Israel to meet its obligations.

"Our Office has repeatedly raised concerns about the large-scale operation underway in the West Bank, and the devastating impact this is having on Palestinian communities, both in terms of violence and displacement," spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told Anadolu in a statement.

"Daily reports of airstrikes and associated fatalities with thousands forcibly displaced indicate ongoing violations of international law," Laurence said.

He noted that since the start of the operation, now ongoing in Jenin, Tubas, and Tulkarem, Israeli security forces killed 39 Palestinians, including three children.

"We remind Israel of its international legal obligations and call on it to cease and investigate all serious violations of international law, including all killings, and ensure meaningful accountability," he concluded.

The Israeli escalation in the occupied territory came after a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal took hold in Gaza on Jan. 19 following 15 months of Israel’s genocidal war that killed over 47,500 Palestinians and reduced the enclave to rubble.

Since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, at least 905 Palestinians have been killed across the occupied West Bank in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers, according to the Health Ministry.