Human Wrongs Watch
(UN News)* — The escalating conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, the UN reported on Monday [].
Over 120,000 people have been internally displaced in Gaza due to concerns over their protection and the destruction of homes, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking in New York.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, is sheltering roughly 137,000 people in 83 of its schools across the Gaza Strip.
Six health care workers have been killed and four others injured, with seven health care facilities and nine ambulances damaged.
In Gaza, humanitarians report that damage to water, sanitation and hygiene facilitates has undermined services to more than 400,000 people. The Gaza Power Plant – now the only source of electricity – could run out of fuel within days.
Mr. Dujarric said the World Food Programme (WFP) began delivering fresh bread and canned food for up to 100,000 people sheltering in UNRWA schools.
WFP plans on starting to roll out assistance to up to 800,000 people, depending on funding. The agency requires $16.8 million to reach 805,000 people in the next month.
Meanwhile, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, reported detecting explosions near Al-Boustan in the southwest on Monday afternoon.
“While they are working to gather more information, the Head of the Mission and Force Commander, Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz, is in contact with the parties, urging them to exercise maximum restraint and utilize the Mission’s liaison and coordination mechanisms to prevent further risks of escalation and loss of life,” he said.
*SOURCE: UN News.
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