24
hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Due to
the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the
massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five
areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and
stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become
necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency
operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and
sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular
operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing
Key
parts:
“The
total number of Palestinian deaths reported by the Protection Cluster
currently stands at 1,067 and the number of wounded, as
reported by the Ministry of Health has reached 6,233. The number of
displaced people taking refuge in UNRWA shelters is now more than
triple the peak number from the 2008/9 conflict and is approaching
10% of the entire population of Gaza, with approximately 170,461 in
82 schools.”
“Tragically,
over 1,000 Palestinians were killed, with
the figure reported by the Protection Cluster today standing at
1,067. According to preliminary data from the protection cluster, 137
Palestinians were reported during this period as killed, which
includes those whose bodies were retrieved and identified during the
past 24- hour period. This figure includes 6 women and 13 children.
OCHA, using protection cluster data, reports that children make up 30
percent of civilian casualties.”
“An
average of 2,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are taking
refuge in each of the 82 UNRWA shelters, schools which normally have
the capacity to accommodate only 500 people, and have not been
designed as living spaces.”
“If
hostilities cease on a longer term basis, IDPs taking refuge in UNRWA
shelters will be returning to their homes. Many will find that their
homes have been totally destroyed or have sustained major damage.
Many IDPs fled their homes with nothing and have lost everything in
the subsequent destruction of a number of neighborhoods.”
“Reportedly
there were 45 rockets and 60 mortar shells fired towards Israel.
There were also reports that 45 missiles were fired into Gaza in
addition to 100 navy shells and 460 tank shells. Reportedly, 16
houses were bombarded.”
“An
estimated 94 UNRWA installations have been damaged since 1 June,
2014, many of them on multiple occasions. UNRWA is still to
verify this number when the security situation allows. No additional
installations were damaged during this period.”
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