27/10/2025
Israeli Raids Leave 40 Palestinian Children Dead Across West Bank
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that 40 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank in 2025, representing roughly one in every five Palestinians killed this year in the territory. Among these is a nine-year-old boy who was shot on 16 October while playing football in Ar Rihiya village, south of Hebron.
Alongside these fatalities, the report highlights a surge of military raids in the northern West Bank, particularly in the Jenin Governorate, where 65 Palestinians have been killed so far in 2025, equating to about a third of the total fatalities in the region.