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:
“UNRWA
mourns the loss of the ninth staff member killed since hostilities
began. Following the collapse of the 72-hour
humanitarian ceasefire, there are reports of a large number of
fatalities, injuries and massive displacement in Rafah. The
UNRWA staff member is amongst those killed. He was 21 years old and
worked as a school attendant.”
“UNRWA
opened three new shelters in Rafah, bringing the total number of
shelters to 90 for at least 254,000 IDPs. Two days after its release,
the numbers reflected in the planning scenario of the revised UNRWA
flash appeal have already been exceeded.”
“At
08:00hrs, UNRWA’s two main warehouses in the Gaza Strip are
inaccessible, threatening the continued provision of humanitarian
aid, notably food and non-food items.”
“UNRWA
staff on the ground estimate that up to 80 Gazans were killed and 370
injured during IDF air, tank and artillery shelling,
with the total number of killed still to be verified. Gazans from the
eastern part of the Governorate fled westwards towards Rafah City and
the coast, with a massive movement reported to UNRWA shelters. UNRWA
opened three additional schools in Rafah, bringing the total
number of IDPs in the Agency’s 90 shelters to at least 254,000.”
“The
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) maintained positions inside Gaza within
the three kilometer buffer zone along the Northern and Eastern border
but advanced further westwards in Rafah, including into the area
housing one of the two UNRWA main warehouses. With the other UNRWA
warehouse in the North already inaccessible as located within the
three kilometer buffer zone under effective Israeli control, UNRWA is
now forced to coordinate relocation of goods stored in the Rafah
warehouse to other locations, potentially to the two UNRWA
vocational training centers in Khan Younis and Gaza due to lack of
alternative options.”
“With
regards to neutrality of UNRWA installations, the Agency notified the
IDF in writing that installations within the IDF declared three
kilometer buffer zone in Gaza are under effective control of Israel
and not accessible by UNRWA staff. UNRWA also informed the IDF that
some UNRWA installations outside the declared buffer zone are not
accessible by UNRWA personnel. As such, UNRWA cannot assure the
neutrality of those installations on a daily basis as done before the
current escalation due to the non-permissive environment.”
“To
date, the total number of killed Palestinians reported by the UN
stands at 1,462. This figure has risen by 89 compared to that
reported in the previous report (58 men, 9 women, 22 children). 7 out
of the 22 children were under 5 years old. 14 people were killed in
one single airstrike in Khan Younis. According to preliminary
information, more than 65 per cent of the 1,462 killed are civilians
(961) and about 13 per cent are reported to be
militants (191). The status of the remaining 310 is still
undetermined. More than 30 per cent of
all reported killings are women and children. The
number of wounded, as reported by the Ministry of Health, has reached
8,900.”
“Reportedly
there were 85 rockets and 14 mortar shells fired towards Israel.
There were also reports that 118 air-to-ground missiles were fired
into Gaza in addition to 30 navy shells. 1,085 tank shells
were fired from the border area into populated areas.
Reportedly, 40 houses were bombarded.”
“Two
additional UNRWA installations were reported damaged during this
period, a distribution center and the UNRWA compound in Gaza City. An
estimated 113 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.”
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