News Monitor
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.
The latest food security assessment on Gaza confirms WFP concerns about the ongoing levels of severe hunger across the Gaza Strip and shows the critical importance of sustained access to all areas.
It is nearly impossible to collect and verify information under current conditions but at least 17,000 children are believed unaccompanied and separated and 4,000 are likely missing under rubble.
Desperate shortages of essentials have left the enclaveâs most vulnerable struggling to carry on amid stifling heat, heavy fighting, disease spread and a breakdown in law and order, UN warned.
OHCHR published an assessment on six emblematic attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza last year that led to high numbers of civilian fatalities and widespread destruction of civilian objects.
The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, states UNEP, exposing the community to rapidly growing soil, water and air pollution and risks of irreversible damage to ecosystems.