Nine out of every 10 people displaced in Gaza: UNRWA
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said nine out of every 10 people in the Gaza Strip have been “forcibly displaced” during the Israel’s devastating war on the besieged territory.
The agency highlighted the dire conditions facing families seeking shelter in overcrowded schools, destroyed buildings, or makeshift tents amidst sand and trash.
“Families seek shelter where they can: overcrowded schools, destroyed buildings, makeshift tents on the sand or amid piles of trash. None of these places are safe. People have nowhere left to go,” it said on X.
Since the Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza began, Palestinians have been forced to flee multiple times in search of safety.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini also announced a troubling development: six samples of type 2 polio have been detected in parts of Gaza. Fortunately, no paralytic cases have been reported so far.
“This is another serious development in the never-ending journey of misery,” Lazzarini said on X.
He attributed the emergence of polio to Gaza’s deteriorating health system, the lack of clean water and hygiene materials, overcrowded shelters, and extremely poor sanitation. The ongoing conflict has drastically reduced vaccination rates among children from near-universal levels to just over 85%, as families are constantly on the move, fleeing combat zones and searching for safety.