07 August 2022

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA) is deeply concerned by the events in Gaza over the last two days.?Yesterday, five Palestine?refugees were?killed in?Jabalia?camp including two children who attended Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA schools.

The Agency expresses its deepest condolences to the families of those affected by the most recent escalation of hostilities.?

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA essential personnel are working around the clock to monitor the situation and ensure critical service delivery. Reduced electricity and fuel shortages are cause for grave concern, particularly for the continued operation of hospitals and medical facilities and?water desalination. People in Gaza have received an average of four hours of electricity per day in the past two days.

The profound?psychosocial?impact?of recurrent conflicts?on the residents of Gaza, especially children,?is?palpable.?


Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA?unequivocally condemns the killing and wounding of all civilians,?who are protected from attack under international law,?and the conduct of military operations in the vicinity of civilians and civilian locations.?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA?calls on all parties to ensure?the?protection?of civilians, including Palestine refugees.?