Many of those forced to flee eastern Rafah have already been forced to flee several times over the past seven months. Gaza: A fifth of the enclave’s residents have been forcibly displaced in the past week Peace and Security
Some 450,000 people have been forced to flee Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah under Israeli evacuation orders. UN humanitarian agencies reported this on Tuesday.
“The interior of Rafah has become a ghost town. It’s hard to believe that just a week ago more than a million people were sheltering here, said Louise Waterage, spokeswoman for the UN Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA). – People constantly suffer from exhaustion, hunger and fear. Nowhere is safe. The only hope is an immediate ceasefire.”
Bombardment throughout the enclave
Airstrikes continue in the north and south of Gaza. The Israeli military reportedly said it had hit 120 targets in the past 24 hours. Gaza City and the Jabaliya refugee camp,” says the latest report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Many of those forced to flee eastern Rafah have already have been forced to flee several times over the past seven months, the UN explained.
Evacuation orders were also issued in the north of the enclave on Saturday, OCHA said, noting moment about 100 thousand people left their homes and shelters.
“OCHA remains deeply concerned about the lack of protection of civilians and insecurity in humanitarian operations,” the UN agency said. According to the Authority, a fifth of Gaza’s population has been forced to flee their homes in the past week alone.
Those moving must have adequate time to do so, as well as a safe route and a safe destination, the agency added.
In addition, the UN remains concerned about the lack of humanitarian assistance in the enclave since Israeli forces took control of the Rafah crossing and restricted access to the nearby Kerem Shalom crossing last week in response to a deadly Hamas rocket attack.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Rafah incursion had threatened access to health services and supplies of vital supplies.
WHO noted that partners working to provide health care in Gaza “require at least 46 thousand liters of fuel every day just for their activities.”
Deadline figures
UN agencies have denied erroneous claims that the number of Gazans killed and wounded has been reduced after the enclave’s health ministry announced about the identification of about 25 of the 35 thousand recorded deaths.
“Basically, we’re talking about 35 thousand dead, and that’s really all that matters, isn’t it? We know that many of them are women and children. Thousands of people are missing under the rubble,” said Liz Throssell, spokeswoman for the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), answering questions from journalists in Geneva.
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WHO also stressed that verification of deaths by health authorities takes time, given that in Gaza “the numbers are huge.” An estimated 8,000 more bodies have not been found, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said. 4,959) and 32 percent are children (7,797). A single category of elderly people accounted for 8 percent of all identified deaths (1,924), Lindmeier explained. women and children killed in the bombings and found under the rubble because they stayed at home while the men went out in search of food. They are all people with names, history and family, Lindmeier told reporters. OHCHR, welcoming the ongoing efforts to identify all those killed in Gaza.