GAZA CITY,
The loss of life among civilians -including women and children- in the Gaza Strip is just tragic. UNRWA is currently verifying the number of Palestine Refugees among those killed and injured.
Israeli military operations into the Gaza Strip intensified over the past 24 hours while Palestinian armed groups continued firing rockets towards Israel.
UNRWA continues to respond to the communities’ needs. The essential UNRWA services relating to food distribution, health and sanitation services, solid waste transfer to landfills and water wells are ongoing. All UNRWA schools were forced to close.
The current escalation in hostilities exacerbates an already severe humanitarian situation for Palestine Refugees in the Gaza Strip, among them many women and children.
UNRWA calls on all parties to the conflict to protect civilians at all times. UNRWA supports all efforts to reach a ceasefire so that civilians, including Palestine Refugees in the Gaza Strip, get respite and safety.
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Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Living conditions, Refugees and displaced persons, Violence
Publication Date: 11/05/2023
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/unrwa-responds-palestine-refugees%E2%80%99-needs-gaza-strip-conflict-intensifies