UN: Palestinian death toll in 2014 highest since 1967

More than 550 children, 240 women were killed only in the 51-day Israeli war on Gaza in 2014 

In the Gaza Strip, 1.8 million Palestinians endured the worst escalation of aggressions since 1967: over 2,260 Palestinians were killed, more than 11,000 injured, some 100,000 remain displaced.

Days of Palestine, New York –The continuous Israeli aggression against Palestinians claimed lives of more Palestinians in 2014 than any year since 1967, United Nations’ report said on Thursday.

In 2014, the Israeli occupation waged a devastating war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip that killed nearly 2,260 people, while intense violence in occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank killed dozens of Palestinians.

OCHA said: “Palestinian civilians continue to be subject to threats to their life, physical safety and liberty, with 2014 witnessing the highest civilian death toll since 1967.”

It continued: “In the Gaza Strip, 1.8 million Palestinians endured the worst escalation of aggression since 1967: over 1,500 Palestinian civilians were killed, more than 11,000 injured and some 100,000 remain displaced.”

More than 550 children were among the dead, it added.

In addition to the casualties among Palestinians, 73 died on the Israeli side, including only four non-combatants and a child.

Meanwhile, OCHA said: “A record number of 1,215 Palestinians were displaced due to home demolitions in the occupied Jerusalem and West Bank.”

It added: “Settlement and settler activities continued, in contravention of international law, and contributed to humanitarian vulnerability of affected Palestinian communities.”

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