The UN relief agency (OCHA) has released an update on the humanitarian situation in Palestine, noting that more than 1 million people are now in the Rafah Governorate in southern Gaza, reports Al Jazeera.
OCHA said that heavy Israeli bombardments from “land, air and sea” continued across Gaza and that hostilities in Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah had added to Rafah becoming “extremely overcrowded”.
An estimated 14,000 people who were sheltering at the Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis when it was attacked on Tuesday, killing five people, are now “extremely fearful”, the update added. Many have already since fled the hospital while others are planning to leave the “place they had previously turned to for refuge and protection”, OCHA said.
The UN humanitarian update also renewed warnings about the spread of disease in Gaza and the “catastrophic” food security situation with the risk of famine.
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