Day 16 of Hostilities
Key points
The Gaza Strip
- Another six UNRWA staff have been confirmed killed, bringing the total to 35 staff killed since 7 October.
- Across the Gaza Strip, nearly 600,000 internally displaced people are sheltering in 150 UNRWA facilities.
- Nearly 420,000 IDPs are sheltering in 93 UNRWA shelters in Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas. This represents an increase of 14,000 (3.5 per cent) IDPs in the past 24 hours.
- A total of 40 UNRWA installations have been damaged since 7 October, including two in the last 24 hours.
The West Bank
- On 22 October 2023, an Israeli Forces airstrike hit al-Ansar Mosque in Jenin Refugee Camp. The mosque is located within the boundaries of the camp. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that two Palestinians were killed in the airstrike, and another three injured.
- UNRWA staff reported that many families left the Jenin camp, seeking shelter with friends and relatives.
- UNRWA sanitation services in Jenin Camp were more limited on 22 October. The four UNRWA schools in Jenin (1,700 students) shifted to online learning modality.
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https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UNRWA-Situation-Report-12-on-the-situation-in-the-Gaza-Strip-and-the-West-Bank-including-East-Jerusalem-22-October-2023-at-2200-local-time.pdf
Document Type: Situation Report
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Jerusalem, West Bank
Publication Date: 22/10/2023
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/unrwa-situation-report-12-gaza-strip-and-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem
Document Type: Situation Report
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Jerusalem, West Bank
Publication Date: 22/10/2023
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/unrwa-situation-report-12-gaza-strip-and-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem