Nearly 830,000 IDPs sheltering in 154 UNRWA installations - statement

Almost 1.6 million people have been displaced across the Gaza Strip since October 7.

Nearly 830,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are now sheltering in 154 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) installations across all five governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the north, Caliber.Az reports citing UNRWA's statement.

Nearly 670,000 IDPs are sheltering in 97 facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis, and Rafah areas. Nearly 160,000 IDPs were sheltering in 57 UNRWA schools in the northern and Gaza areas as of 12 October 2023, before the evacuation order was issued by Israeli Authorities. UNRWA is not able to access these shelters to assist or protect IDPs and does not have information on their needs and conditions.

On November 15, UNRWA received just over 23,000 litres of fuel – the equivalent of half a tanker. Israeli Authorities have restricted the use of this fuel only to transport the small quantities of aid entering from Egypt. The use of this fuel was not allowed for the overall humanitarian response, including for medical and water facilities or the work of UNRWA. Read the full statement.

UNRWA says it needs 160,000 litres of fuel every day for basic humanitarian operations.

According to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, as of November 10 over 11,078 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since 7 October; two-thirds of them are reportedly children and women. Due to the collapse in MoH services and communications in the North, casualty data has not been updated for the last five days.

Overall, around 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed in Israel, according to Israeli Authorities, the vast majority on October 7.