United Nations: More than 500,000 people displaced from the northern Gaza Strip to Gaza City
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs confirmed the displacement of more than 5,500 people from the northern Gaza Strip to Gaza City, after Israeli forces surrounded three schools and nearby homes in Beit Lahia, and opened fire on the displaced people fleeing to Gaza City on the Salah al-Din Road.
The United Nations office – according to a statement published by the United Nations Information Center – renewed the call for the safe passage of humanitarian aid into Gaza as suffering worsens throughout Gaza Strip, noting that the residents of the North Gaza Governorate, after two months of the Israeli siege, continue to flee deadly violence and suffer from deprivation in the areas to the south.
He stated that more than 12 families were displaced from the areas surrounding Kamal Adwan Hospital. In northern Gaza, they arrived in Gaza City, adding that since November 28, about 8,000 people have been displaced towards Gaza City, coming from areas in northern Gaza. The sector.
He pointed out that relief organizations on the ground are providing the newly displaced with any available assistance. He said that with the advent of winter, about 545 thousand people in Gaza are living in damaged buildings and temporary shelters. This confirms the urgent need to ensure that thousands of tarpaulins and repair materials are safely brought into the Strip without delay.
The United Nations Population Fund explained that 50 UNFPA trucks carrying blankets, generators, medicines and surgical equipment are stuck on the Gaza border, many of which have been stuck for… More than 50 days
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