UNRWA Situation Report #39 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

Day 49 of Hostilities

1. Key points

The Gaza Strip

• A humanitarian pause entered into force in the morning of 24 November and has held on 25 November.
• On 25 November, UNRWA received 187 trucks of humanitarian aid at its reception point in Gaza.
• For the second consecutive day, 129,000 litres of fuel entered Gaza from Egypt. UNRWA distributed fuel to support food distribution, the operations of generators at hospitals, water and sanitation facilities, shelters and other critical services south of Wadi Gaza. As of 25 November, Israeli Authorities have not allowed fuel to reach the areas north of Wadi Gaza.
• Over 1.7 million people (or nearly 80 per cent of the population) have been displaced across the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
• As of 24 November, more than 1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sheltering in 156 UNRWA installations across all five governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the north.
• Nearly 927,000 IDPs were sheltering in 99 facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas.
• Nearly 160,000 IDPs were sheltering in 57 UNRWA schools in the north and Gaza areas as of 12 October 2023, before evacuation orders were issued by Israeli Authorities. UNRWA is not able to access these shelters to assist or protect IDPs and does not have information on their needs and conditions.