Nearly 75 percent of the more than 13,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel since 7 October are children, women and elderly people, said UN Palestinian refugee agency.
In its latest update, UNRWA said almost 1.7 million people have been displaced across the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
As of 19 November, nearly 930,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are now sheltering in 156 UNRWA installations across all five governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the north.
Nearly 770,000 internally displaced persons are sheltering in 99 facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas.
“Nearly 160,000 IDPs were sheltering in 57 UNRWA schools in the northern 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,” read UNRWA update.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), as of 18 November around 13,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since 7 October. Due to the collapse in Ministry of Health (MoH) services and communications in the North, MoH casualty data has not been updated for the last eight days.
