Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools were attacked in the month, nearly 100 people died
About 80% of the Strip’s 2.3 million people were displaced during Israel’s nearly year-long offensive, with many “continue to survive in harsh conditions, crowded into old tents and damaged structures with limited food, water and other necessities,” OCHA reported, following inter-agency reviews in Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis.
Flooding is expected to increase in or near relocation sites and medical care sites as winter weather approaches, increasing the risk of disease spread.
Continue to limit aid
“Nearly 90% of coordinated humanitarian movements between northern and southern Gaza as of September had been rejected or hindered.,” OCHA continued.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported on Friday that 103 Palestinians were killed between September 22 and 26, bringing the death toll to at least 41,534 since the offensive began in response to terrorist attacks. terrorist attack led by Hamas on October 7 in southern Israel.
OCHA reported that according to the Israeli military, no Israeli soldiers were killed in operations from September 23 to Friday. A total of 346 soldiers have been killed in Gaza or along the Israeli border since the start of the ground war.
the Security Council convene later on Friday in New York to brief on the latest humanitarian situation in Gaza. Follow our live coverage here on UN News just before 3pm local time.
Crackdown in the West Bank
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said during a regular noon briefing in New York that in the occupied West Bank, according to OCHA, the number of obstacles restricting the movement of Palestinians has increased by more than 20 percent. since June last year.
“The cumulative impact of the disruption to movements has been devastating, further deepening divisions in the West Bank.disrupting access to livelihoods and services for thousands of Palestinians, which has exacerbated the already difficult conditions in which many live,” he said. (added)
Violence continued, and between September 17 and 23, 11 Palestinians were killed, including two children, in the West Bank.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), from October 7, 2023 to July 30 this year “527 attacks including obstruction of access, use of force, detention and militarized searches were reported against healthcare facilities in the area,” Mr. Dujarric said.
