The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that access to health care in the West Bank is deteriorating due to Israeli occupation restrictions on freedom of movement.

The UN office added in a statement that 68% of health service points in the West Bank are no longer able to operate for more than two or three days a week, while hospitals are operating at only 70% of their capacity.

He explained that the severe restrictions imposed by the occupation forces on movement throughout the West Bank, which are characterised by road closures, long delays at checkpoints and the construction of new gates at the entrances to villages, hinder Palestinians’ access to basic services and places of work.

The UN office indicated that 34 citizens were martyred, including 6 children, in the West Bank since the beginning of January, including 6 children, which includes the martyrdom of 12 citizens since the beginning of the aggression on the city of Jenin and its two camps.

The statement also monitored the escalation of settler attacks against citizens in the West Bank and their property, which resulted in the injury of at least 17 citizens and damage to many buildings, including homes and vehicles, during the past week.