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The Gaza Strip: Number of displaced people over 70,000 in UNRWA shelters, UNRWA school sheltering displaced families receives a direct hit

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Oct 9, 2023
The Gaza Strip: Number of displaced people over 70,000 in UNRWA shelters, UNRWA school sheltering displaced families receives a direct hit

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A UNRWA school sheltering displaced families in the Gaza Strip was directly hit. The school, sheltering more than 225 people, was severely damaged. No casualties were recorded among the displaced.

Meanwhile, the number of people forced to flee their homes in search of safety has significantly increased overnight. Nearly 74,000 displaced people are in 64 UNRWA shelters, with numbers likely to increase as heavy shelling and airstrikes continue including in civilian areas.

UNRWA teams are providing families with shelter and clean water. Supplies are being prepared to deliver to families, including food, hygiene kits, and cleaning supplies.

Civilians must be protected at all times, including during fighting. UNRWA supports calls to reach an immediate ceasefire and a halt to the violence everywhere. Schools and other civilian infrastructure, including those sheltering displaced families, must never come under attack.