At least 61 killed in West Bank since October 7 attack, says Palestinian health ministry

An ambulance passes through flames while transporting an injured Palestinian, during a demonstration in support of Gaza, in Nablus, West Bank, on October 13. Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

At least 61 people have been killed in violence in the occupied West Bank since October 7, according to a statement from the Palestinian ministry of health on Tuesday.

The toll included two recent deaths, a 17-year-old in Hebron and a 72-year-old in Nablus, “due to violence by Israeli occupation forces,” the ministry in the West Bank said.

Earlier Tuesday, the ministry of health in Gaza said at least 2,778 had been killed and a further 9,938 injured in Israeli airstrikes over the past 10 days.