{"id":289834,"date":"2023-10-20T11:51:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=289834"},"modified":"2023-10-20T11:51:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:51:30","slug":"unrwa-situation-report-9-on-the-situation-in-the-gaza-strip-and-the-west-bank-20-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-situation-report-9-on-the-situation-in-the-gaza-strip-and-the-west-bank-20-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Situation Report #9 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, 20 October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friday, October 20, 2023<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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All information valid as of 19 October 2023 at 19:00<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Day 13 of the War\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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General Updates\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Two more Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA colleagues were confirmed killed in the Gaza Strip bringing the total number to 16 since the war began.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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      Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continues to advocate at the highest levels for sustained and unhindered humanitarian access for much needed supplies, including fuel, food,\u00a0<\/span>water and medicines, into Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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        Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA also continues to advocate for adherence to international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians, civilian\u00a0<\/span>infrastructure and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ facilities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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          Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelters, housing over half a million people, are overcrowded, especially in southern Gaza; some of the displaced have\u00a0<\/span>reportedly started returning to other areas.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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            In the West Bank, at least ten Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Nur Shams refugee camp in\u00a0<\/span>Tulkarem, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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