AMMAN
Last night, a building housing the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA headquarters in Gaza City sustained significant damage as a result of airstrikes nearby. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ?international staff present in Gaza are taking shelter in another building within the same compound.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA did not record any casualties among its staff during this incident, however two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA staff members and five Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA students have been killed since 7 October.
According to initial reports, offices and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA assets were damaged.?United Nations buildings and facilities must be protected at all times, including in times of conflict.
Since October 7, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA recorded both collateral and direct damage to at least 18 of its facilities including schools sheltering displaced civilians.
As of today, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ estimates that over 187,500 people have been displaced within Gaza, and more than 137,000 people are?sheltering in over 80 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA schools across the Gaza Strip.
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Security issues, Shelter, Violence
Publication Date: 10/10/2023
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