فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced on Friday the death of one of its employees in the West Bank during an Israeli army raid. The incident occurred amid escalating violence in the region since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7.
Incident Details:
Victim: Sufyan Jaber Abd Jawad, a sanitation worker, married and father of five children.
Location: Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
Timing: Wednesday night to Thursday.
Significance: First UNRWA employee killed in the West Bank in over a decade.
Israeli Army’s Account:
Israeli army spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani, stated that Abd Jawad was throwing “explosive devices” and posed a “threat” to soldiers operating in the Faraa area. He added that soldiers “fired in his direction… and he was killed.” The army also claimed the deceased was known to security services for involvement in “other terrorist activities.”
Israeli Military Operations in the West Bank:
The Israeli army conducted a “48-hour counter-terrorism operation” in the areas of Tubas, Tammun, and Faraa in the northern West Bank.
The operation resulted in the killing of “five armed terrorists” in an airstrike and a sixth in an “exchange of fire.”
Israeli operations in the West Bank have intensified since Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7.
Casualty Count:
In the West Bank: At least 679 Palestinians have been killed since October 7 by Israeli soldiers or settlers.
Israeli side: At least 24 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or military operations.
UNRWA staff in Gaza: Over 220 employees have been killed since the start of the war, including six on Wednesday.
Reactions and Implications:
Families of Palestinians killed in an airstrike in Tubas held funerals on Friday after Israeli forces withdrew.
Hundreds participated in funeral processions in Tubas streets, with some raising Hamas’s green flag.
UNRWA describes the situation as dangerous, noting this is the first time one of its employees has been killed in the West Bank in a decade.
This incident occurs amid rising tensions in the West Bank, where Israel continues its military operations, raising concerns about deteriorating security and increased suffering of civilian populations.
