Since the Hamas terrorist attack, the Gaza Strip has been bombed every day. Many Palestinians who work locally for the United Nations are also affected by the Israeli bombings. The UN has confirmed that some local aid workers have lost their lives.
At least 29 United Nations staff have been killed in the enclave since the start of the war between Israel and the ruling Hamas in Gaza. A spokeswoman for the Palestinian aid organization UNRWA confirmed this to the German news agency on Monday. Twelve more deaths among UN workers were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the number to 29.
Humanitarian emergency
In the densely populated coastal strip, where approximately 2.2 million people live, the humanitarian situation remains catastrophic more than two weeks after the start of the war. According to UNRWA, approximately 400,000 people displaced by Israeli attacks are currently living in approximately 90 UN facilities.
Within 24 hours alone, their numbers had increased by approximately 22,000 people. Twelve displaced people have been killed and another 180 injured since October 7.
According to UNRWA, emergency shelters are completely overcrowded. Each of them is designed for up to 2,000 people, but the most crowded accommodation can accommodate almost 20,000 people.
Hundreds of thousands of children feel the consequences of war
The supply situation in the Gaza Strip was already very poor before the start of the war. 60 percent of the population – approximately 1.3 million people – previously depended on humanitarian aid. Poverty, extremely high unemployment, insufficient food and poor to non-existent healthcare were just some of a range of challenges facing the civilian population.
Israel’s serious attacks following the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7 have significantly worsened the situation. Children make up almost half of the population in the Gaza Strip.
According to the UN, much civilian infrastructure has already been destroyed or damaged as a result of Israel’s continued attacks. This includes emergency shelters, healthcare facilities and water and electricity supply systems. “Time is running out before death rates can skyrocket due to disease outbreaks and lack of health care,” several UN agencies said on Saturday.
Source: Krone
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