Palestinian children bearing brunt of West Bank conflict, UK tells UN

The United Kingdom has expressed deep concern over the impact of violence in the West Bank on Palestinian children, stating they are exposed to repeated violence, displacement, and disruption to their education. In a statement delivered at the United Nations, the UK condemned escalating violence, with 13 Palestinians and two Israelis killed in July alone.

The UK also highlighted the demolition of three donor-funded classrooms at Sha’ab al Butum School by Israeli forces, weeks before the start of the school year. The UK called on Israel to fulfill their obligations to protect the Palestinian population of the occupied territory, citing over 1,300 settler-related incidents affecting over 250 Palestinian communities in July, with more than 3,200 Palestinians displaced.

The UK welcomed recent arrests and indictments of perpetrators of settler violence but emphasized the need for more to be done to prevent and prosecute such acts. The UK also called for an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza and for safe, sustained, and unhindered humanitarian access across the territory.

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