{"id":299066,"date":"2024-07-22T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=299066"},"modified":"2024-07-25T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:10:29","slug":"highlights-of-the-noon-briefing-sg-22july24","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/highlights-of-the-noon-briefing-sg-22july24\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis in Gaza: New Evacuations, Overcrowded Shelters, and Health System on the Brink &#8211; Highlights of the noon briefing by Spokesperson for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General (excerpt on the crisis situation in Gaza) \u2013 22 July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>22 July 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel-Yemen, Ukraine &amp; other topics -Daily Press Briefing (22 July)\" width=\"1320\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CanqDOsa5us?start=180&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Excerpt)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Turning to Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it has received initial reports that families in Gaza are starting to flee toward Deir al Balah and western Khan Younis, following today\u2019s evacuation order issued by the Israeli military. Both areas are already heavily overcrowded, with limited services and shelter spaces available.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s evacuation directive includes areas located in the eastern part of what had been designated by the Israeli military as a so-called &#8220;humanitarian zone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our OCHA colleagues say that frequent evacuation orders and relentless hostilities are further devastating Gaza\u2019s health system \u2013 making it increasingly difficult for people who have been repeatedly displaced to access essential services. The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis has issued a new call for people to donate blood, with reports that the facility has received dozens of casualties today alone.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, OCHA warns that humanitarian workers in Gaza continue to face enormous risks, including to their personal safety. As you may have seen yesterday a convoy of our Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA colleagues was shot at by Israeli forces as they were heading north to Gaza City. Philippe Lazzarini, the head of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA said there were no casualties, but Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\u2019s teams had to duck and take cover. He noted that they had been traveling in clearly marked Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ armored vehicles and were wearing Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ vests. Mr. Lazzarini said that one vehicle was severely damaged while waiting just ahead of the Israeli forces\u2019 checkpoint south of Wadi Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He said the convoy\u2019s movement was coordinated with the Israeli authorities \u2013 and that those responsible for yesterday\u2019s incident must be held to account. Meanwhile, our humanitarian partners report that people in Gaza continue to face severe water shortages. Between July 8th and 21st of this month, the daily average water supply was about 90,000 cubic metres \u2013 about a quarter of the amount produced prior to October of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Damage to infrastructure, the lack of electricity, and shortages of fuel, spare parts and chlorine continue to hamper water production and purification, as well as sewage pumping.<\/p>\n<p>And turning to the West Bank, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF reported today that on average, one Palestinian child has been killed every two days in the West Bank \u2013 including East Jerusalem \u2013 since October of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF says that 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October, a spike of nearly 250 per cent compared to the preceding nine months.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 22 July 2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; (Excerpt) \/&#8230; Occupied Palestinian Territory Turning to Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it has received initial reports that families in Gaza are starting to flee toward Deir al Balah and western Khan Younis, following today\u2019s evacuation order issued by the Israeli military. 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