UN Says First West Bank Worker Killed in Decade in Israeli Raid.

UNITED Nations; ARAB-Israeli conflict; BANK employees; TERRORIST organizations; SANITATION workers; WAR

A United Nations worker was killed in the West Bank during an Israeli raid, marking the first such killing of a UN employee in the Palestinian territory in over a decade. The victim was a Palestinian sanitation worker for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and was killed on the roof of his home by a sniper during an overnight military operation. The Israel Defense Forces have not yet responded to the incident. Tensions have been escalating between UNRWA and Israel, with Israeli officials claiming that many UNRWA workers have ties to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, while UN officials have accused Israel of various violations. The West Bank has experienced increased violence since the conflict in Gaza began, with over 650 Palestinians killed in the region. [Extracted from the article]

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