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As prepared for delivery Mr. President, Excellencies, Thank you for this opportunity to brief Member States on the latest humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. As you know, fierce hostilities continue across Gaza, from the air, sea, and now…

Key points The Gaza Strip Almost 1.6 million people have been displaced across the Gaza Strip since 7 October. Nearly 830,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are now sheltering in 154 UNRWA installations across all fve governorates of the Gaza…

SITUATION OVERVIEW On 7 October 2023, Palestinian armed groups in Gaza launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”, injuring, killing, and capturing many Israeli forces and civilians. In response, the Israeli authorities declared a state of war and began a…

KEY POINTS On 16 November, for the second consecutive day, Israeli troops, accompanied by tanks, raided Shifa hospital compound in Gaza city, and reportedly took control of several sections. According to the hospital's director, the southern section…

Palestine Red Crescent Society teams are still responding to the developments on the ground in both Gaza Strip and the West Bank, where the operations are carried out 24/7, for the 39th day in a row. The…

KEY POINTS On 15 November, Israeli troops, including tanks, entered Shifa hospital compound in Gaza city and reportedly took control of several sections, searched them and interrogated people. Due to the disruption of communications in the area,…

Download UNRWA multimedia resources here Key points The Gaza Strip In the last 24 hours, one UNRWA colleague was killed due to a strike in the Gaza City area. In total, 103 UNRWA colleagues have been killed since the beginning…

The reason I wanted to speak to you was to outline to you something very specific about Gaza, of course, which is about the approach being taken and planned by the United Nations and other humanitarian…

Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator As the carnage in Gaza reaches new levels of horror every day, the world continues to watch in shock as hospitals come under fire, premature…

KEY POINTS Only one of the hospitals in Gaza city and northern Gaza (hereafter: the north) is reportedly still operational at a minimum level for those inside the hospital, as of 14 November; all others have ceased…