JERUSALEM, The Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Affairs in the West Bank, Adam Bouloukos, visited Jenin refugee camp, north of the West Bank, following last Wednesday’s large-scale Israeli military assault on the camp that left four people killed and 44 others injured among them Palestine refugees.

Patients and staff were at an UNRWA clinic when bullets hit it, causing damage. The clinic provides services to some 35,000 people. All UNRWA facilities in the camp including clinics and schools were evacuated for the day.

“I witnessed the extent of the damage caused by the recent Israeli military operation. I saw fear and concern in school children’s eyes,” said Bouloukos who visited the clinic and an UNRWA school where he met with students and teachers. He then met with the camp’s Popular Services Committee.

“The level of violence in Jenin camp and across the West Bank is the highest we have seen in years. Many Palestinians, including refugees, were killed or injured. Violence only brings loss of life, grief for families and instability. All parties to the conflict should protect civilians, including Palestine refugees. UN staff and facilities and civilian infrastructure must be kept out of harm’s way. I specifically call on the Israeli Security Forces to limit the use of excessive force and spare loss of civilian life in Jenin and across the West Bank,” he said.

Source: Palestine News & Info Agency