{"id":291554,"date":"2023-12-12T14:02:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=291554"},"modified":"2023-12-13T15:03:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:03:09","slug":"unrwa-situation-report50-on-the-situation-in-the-gaza-strip-and-the-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-situation-report50-on-the-situation-in-the-gaza-strip-and-the-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Situation Report#50 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fusion-bar-highlight\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/ar\/resources\/reports\/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85-50-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"menu-text\">\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"page-header\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">December 12, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row-fluid regular-order\">\n<div class=\"span9\">\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-node-content\">\n<div class=\"pane-content\">\n<div class=\"ds-1col node node-downloadable-resource view-mode-full clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-year field-type-datetime field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-share-this field-type-ds field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<section id=\"block-vardot-addthis-vardot-addthis-share-url\" class=\"block block-vardot-addthis\">\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style clearfix \">\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"blue\">All information is valid as of 11 December 2023 at 22:30\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"blue\"><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Day<\/span>s 66 of Hostilities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-body-description field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<p class=\"blue-background\"><strong>Key Points\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gray-background\"><strong>The Gaza Strip\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>On 11 December, several Security Council representatives travelled to the Egyptian side of the Rafah Crossing, the only open entry point into the Gaza Strip since 7 October. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, briefed the delegation about the situation in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian response. He then crossed the border (without the delegation) into Gaza.<\/li>\n<li>As of 11 December, the total number of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA colleagues killed since the beginning of hostilities is 134.<\/li>\n<li>Since 7 October,\u00a0<strong>up to 1.9 million people<\/strong>\u00a0(or over 85 per cent of the population) have been displaced across the Gaza Strip, some multiple times. Families are forced to move repeatedly in search of safety.<\/li>\n<li>As of 11 December,\u00a0<strong>nearly 1.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs)<\/strong>\u00a0were sheltering in\u00a0<strong>155 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA facilities\u00a0<\/strong>across all five governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the North and Gaza City. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelter information is updated daily to the extent possible; the information for north Gaza and Gaza City was last updated 12 October due to access constraints and security situation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More than 1.1 million IDPs are sheltering in 98 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-291556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture2-300x223.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture2-300x223.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27412%27%20height%3D%27306%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20412%20306%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27412%27%20height%3D%27306%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture2-200x149.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture2-400x298.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture2-600x447.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Capture2.png 634w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"blue-background\"><strong>Overall Situation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gray-background\"><strong>The Gaza Strip<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, between 7 October and the afternoon of 11 December, 18,205 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, about 70 per cent of whom are reported to be women and children, and over 49,645 have reportedly been injured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gray-background\"><strong>The West Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to OCHA, 265 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli Security Forces (ISF) in the West Bank, including 69 children. In addition, eight Palestinians, including one child, have been killed by Israeli settlers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"blue-background\"><strong>Humanitarian Access, Protection of Civilians\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gray-background\"><strong>The Gaza Strip<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is verifying reports of incidents affecting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA facilities on 11 December.<\/li>\n<li>On 10 December the following incidents have been\u00a0<strong>reported impacting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA installations and the IDPs sheltering there<\/strong>. \u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is verifying reports. Initial reports indicate that in an incident at one school in Beit Lahiya at least one IDP was killed and at least 20 more were injured,\u00a0<strong>while the rest of the 6,000 IDPs sheltering there were reportedly forced to evacuate.\u00a0<\/strong>Men were forced to strip down to their underwear and they were detained.\u00a0<strong>Israeli Forces reportedly set the school on fire<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>At a training centre in Khan Younis an IDP was injured by a bullet; and two health centres in Jabalia were impacted \u2013 in one, IDPs suffered from smoke inhalation; and at the other, hosting around 7,000 people, two people were reportedly shot outside the facilities when they attempted to leave the shelter, which was directly struck multiple times.<\/li>\n<li><strong>154 incidents impacting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA premises<\/strong>\u00a0and the people inside them have been reported since the beginning of the hostilities (some with multiple incidents impacting the same location), including at least 12 incidents of military use and\/or interference at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA premises. 43 different Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA installations were directly hit and 60 different installations sustained collateral damage.<\/li>\n<li>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA estimates that in total\u00a0<strong>at least 287 internally displaced people (IDPs) sheltering in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelters have been killed<\/strong>\u00a0and at least\u00a0<strong>997 injured since the start of the hostilities<\/strong>. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is verifying the number of casualties caused by\u00a0incidents that impacted its installations, and notes that these figures do not include some reported casualties where the number of injuries could not be determined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"blue-background\"><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Response \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gray-background\"><strong>The Gaza Strip\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Shelters\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In total, nearly 1.3 million displaced people are now sheltering in 155 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA installations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The average number of IDPs in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelters located in middle and southern areas is 11,480, more than four times their capacity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Health\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eight (out of 22) Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA health centres are still operational in the Middle and Southern areas, recording\u00a0<strong>9,487 patients visits on 10 December,<\/strong>\u00a0including Palestine Refugees and non-refugees.<\/li>\n<li>Midwives are providing care for post-natal and high-risk pregnant women at the eight operational health centres. There are an estimated 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza, with more than 180 giving birth every day.\u00a0<strong>A total of 121 post-natal and high-risk pregnancy cases were attended to at health centres.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continued to provide health care to IDPs at shelters through\u00a0<\/strong><strong>97 medical teams. 446 health workers attended to a total of\u00a014,008 patients.\u00a0<\/strong>Each team is composed of 1-2 doctors and a nurse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Psychosocial support (PSS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On December 11<\/strong>, a total of\u00a0<strong>697 individual PSS<\/strong>\u00a0consultations were conducted in Rafah and Khan Younis.\u00a0 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA teams provided psychosocial first aid and other specialized protection services to IDPs.\u00a0<strong>Since 7 October, 99,223 IDPs people have been reached.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Psychosocial support (PSS) efforts continued to be delivered in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelters by a team\u00a0<strong>of 284 school counselors reaching 40,124 IDPs in shelters.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Food Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continued to\u00a0<strong>distribute flour<\/strong>\u00a0outside of shelters in southern governorates.\u00a0<strong>A total of 74,947<\/strong><strong>\u00a0families have been reached so far.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On 11 December, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continued to operate nine water wells pumping about 10,000 cubic meters to provide potable and domestic water.\u00a0<\/strong>Potable water trucking operations to the shelters in Rafah and Khan Younis areas continue.<\/li>\n<li>Shelters in Rafah and the Middle areas continued to receive potable water through tankers from the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility.<\/li>\n<li>Overcrowding continues to put stress on IDP shelter sanitation services. Solid waste management services continue in Rafah, Khan Younis and Middle Area camps with approximately 60 loadings transferred to temporary dumping sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a December 12, 2023 All information is valid as of 11 December 2023 at 22:30\u00a0 Days 66 of Hostilities Key Points\u00a0\u00a0 The Gaza Strip\u00a0 On 11 December, several Security Council representatives travelled to the Egyptian side of the Rafah Crossing, the only open entry point into the Gaza Strip since 7 October. 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