News Monitor
Assessment shows the spike in directly targeting schools has continued throughout this escalation with a significant increase in the targeting of UNRWA school buildings in the past two months.
While an estimated 99% of children in oPt received their third dose of polio vaccine in 2022, this fell to 89% in 2023, according to the latest routine immunization estimates.
While an estimated 99% of children in oPt received their third dose of polio vaccine in 2022, this fell to 89% in 2023, according to the latest routine immunization estimates.
To add to the devastation of war and complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of polio linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict.
Hundreds of thousands of tons of solid waste are piling up in streets, between tents in IDP camps, and next to the rubble in alleys. The collapse of waste management is worsening the health crisis.
In an update from Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis where victims have been admitted, UN's Scott Anderson reported witnessing âsome of the most horrific" scenes he had experienced in nine months.
Airstrikes in Gaza' s Al Mawasi area, which is designated as a humanitarian zone sheltering displaced people, have reportedly left at least 90 people dead and about 300 others injured.
With 90% of people estimated to be displaced in Gaza, new waves of displacement are mostly affecting people displaced multiple times, only to find themselves forced to flee again under shelling.
With 90% of people estimated to be displaced in Gaza, new waves of displacement are mostly affecting people displaced multiple times, only to find themselves forced to flee again under shelling.
The scale of needs remains massive after new evacuation orders were issued on Monday night for eastern Khan Younis and Rafah, covering about one-third of the total area of Gaza.
Ongoing heavy fighting in northern Gaza has now forced an estimated 84,000 people to flee eastern Gaza City in a matter of days, while also cutting off access to a key aid distribution hub.
The situation is particularly concerning for mothers and adult women, who often prioritize feeding others over themselves and report greater difficulty accessing food compared to men.
These killings have occurred against the backdrop of systematic attacks on hospitals and other medical facilities in violation of the laws of war.