{"id":289409,"date":"2023-10-08T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T15:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=289409"},"modified":"2023-11-01T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:30:03","slug":"number-of-displaced-people-over-70000-in-unrwa-shelters-school-sheltering-displaced-families-unrwa-press-relkelase","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/number-of-displaced-people-over-70000-in-unrwa-shelters-school-sheltering-displaced-families-unrwa-press-relkelase\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of Displaced People over 70,000 in UNRWA Shelters, School Sheltering Displaced Families – UNRWA Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A family gathers in a classroom at the UNRWA New Gaza Boys\u2019 School, Gaza. Nearly 74,000 displaced people are now in 64 UNRWA shelters. \u00a9 2023 UNRWA Photo by Mohammed Hinnawi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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GAZA CITY,<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An UNRWA school sheltering displaced families in the Gaza Strip was directly hit today. The school<\/span>, sheltering more than 225 people, was severely damaged. No casualties were recorded among the displaced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, the number of people forced to flee their homes in search of safety has significantly increased overnight.\u00a0<\/span>Nearly 74,000 displaced people are now in 64 UNRWA shelters, with numbers likely to increase as heavy shelling and airstrikes continue including on civilian areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UNRWA teams are providing families with shelter and clean water. Supplies are being prepared to deliver to families<\/span>, including food, hygiene kits and cleaning supplies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Civilians must be\u00a0<\/span>protected at all times, including during fighting. UNRWA supports calls to reach an immediate ceasefire and a halt to the violence everywhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Schools and other civilian infrastructure<\/span>, including those sheltering displaced families, must never come under attack.<\/p>\n

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Notes to the Editors\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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