UNRWA: Palestine suffering worst displacement since 1948
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The UNRWA statement notes the presence of an "exodus" of the population from Gaza, adding that the younger generation is "forced to live through traumas of ancestors or parents".
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Palestinians search for survivors of the Israeli bombing in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP)
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) confirmed on Wednesday that Palestinians are experiencing their largest displacement since 1948 in the last few weeks.
"We have just witnessed over the last few weeks the largest displacement of Palestinians since 1948," UNRWA said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.
We have just witnessed over the last few weeks the largest displacement of Palestinians since 1948.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 22, 2023
The scale of destruction and loss is staggering. It is an exodus under our watch.
The younger generation, forced to live through traumas of ancestors or parents. pic.twitter.com/7p2dQiBhPf
The UNRWA statement added the presence of an "exodus" of the population from Gaza, noting that the younger generation is "forced to live through traumas of ancestors or parents".
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The media advisor to UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, Adnan Abu Hasna, confirmed on Monday that the number of displaced people throughout the Strip has reached about 1.7 million people since the beginning of the Israeli aggression.
In an interview with Al Mayadeen, Abu Hasna added that the number of displaced people in UNRWA schools has reached about 900,000 and that there are hundreds of thousands in the streets with no place for shelter, adding that 104 UNRWA workers have been martyred since "Israel" launched its attack on the Strip.
Meanwhile, he explained that more than 70 institutions and schools affiliated with the UN Relief Agency were targeted by Israeli occupation missiles, stressing that these centers were flying the United Nations flag.
"I carried a decapitated body with my own hands."
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 5, 2023
This is how this Palestinian child described the scene after an Israeli airstrike hit a UN-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern #Gaza.
The Israeli bombing killed 15 people and… pic.twitter.com/bEv87PfOxO
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the health system in Gaza has reached a "point of no return," with medical facilities and health workers reaching a breaking point.
As per the Palestinian Health Ministry, 21 out of 35 hospitals in Gaza have stopped operations, either due to Israeli strikes or lack of fuel.
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement saying that the Indonesian Hospital is still under siege to this point, adding that basic necessities have been cut off from healthcare workers and patients, as well as their families.
WHO said that it had recorded 335 attacks on healthcare institutions in "occupied Palestinian territory" since October 7, including institutions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
