{"id":291757,"date":"2023-12-17T12:12:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T17:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=291757"},"modified":"2023-12-18T15:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:29:16","slug":"unrwa-situation-report-53-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-report-53-on-the-situation-in-the-gaza-strip-and-the-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Situation Report #53 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<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%85-53-%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<div class=\"field field-name-field-year field-type-datetime field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">December 17, 2023<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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=\"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<div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"blue\" style=\"color: #3366ff\"><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">All information<\/span>\u00a0from December 14\u201316 December is valid as of 16 December 2023 at 22:30\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"blue\" style=\"color: #3366ff\"><span xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Day<\/span>s 68-71 of Hostilities\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<p class=\"blue-with-border-left\">\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>As of 16 December, the total number of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA colleagues killed since the beginning of hostilities is 135.<\/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 13 December,\u00a0<strong>nearly 1.4 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 1.2 million IDPs are sheltering in 98 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the period between 21 October and 10 December,\u00a0<strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA distributed 11,122 metric tons (MT) of flour<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the same period, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA delivered to Gaza:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>419 MT of medicines and medical supplies\u00a0<\/strong>with a total value of more than US$ 1.7 million.<\/li>\n<li>Over\u00a0<strong>11.6 million litres of water<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2.5 million units of high energy biscuits<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nearly 1.5 million cans of protein-based food<\/strong>, including beans, chicken, beef and canned meat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over 4.5 million units of dairy items<\/strong>\u00a0(cheese).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other food items<\/strong>\u00a0including dates, cake and juice.<\/li>\n<li>Non-food items (NFI) including 44,045\u00a0<strong>mattresses<\/strong>; 62,765\u00a0<strong>family hygiene kits<\/strong>; almost 1.4 million\u00a0<strong>diapers<\/strong>; 47,530\u00a0<strong>blankets<\/strong>; and 635,169\u00a0<strong>cleaning supply items<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gray-background\"><strong>The West Bank, including East Jerusalem<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 15 December Israeli Security Forces (ISF) started a search and arrest operation in Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank. ISF surrounded the camp and declared it a closed military area.\u00a0 ISF reportedly fired several missiles from a drone and detonated one house in the camp. Bulldozers were used to damage camp infrastructure. At the time of writing, five Palestinians have been killed, two injured and four arrested. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA operations in the camp were severely impacted.<\/li>\n<li>ISF search and arrest operations were also reported in Tulkarem and in Deir\u2019 Ammar refugee camp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-color_box\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-file-image-alt-text field-type-text field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">Palestinian woman takes shelter amidst the rain in tents for displaced people in Deir El-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on 13 December 2023. \u00a9 2023 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Photo by Ashraf Amra<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Due to the shutdown of telecommunications and internet services in Gaza, which started on 14 December the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Gaza has not updated its casualty figures. Between 7 October and the afternoon of\u00a0<strong>14 December<\/strong>\u00a0MOH has reported that\u00a0<strong>18,787 Palestinians<\/strong>\u00a0have been killed in Gaza, about 70 per cent of whom are reported to be women and children, and over\u00a0<strong>50,589<\/strong>\u00a0have reportedly been injured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gray-background\"><strong>The West Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to OCHA, since 7 October 268 Palestinians have been killed by ISF in the West Bank, including 70 children. In addition, eight Palestinians, have been killed by Israeli settlers and a further two killed either by ISF or settlers.<\/li>\n<li>This year (2023) has been the deadliest year for Palestinians killed in the West Bank since the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ began recording casualties in 2005.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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 working to verify the details of incidents reportedly affecting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA premises between 14\u201316 December. Further information will be provided once it becomes available.<\/li>\n<li>On 14 December 2023, different incidents have been reported impacting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA installations and the IDPs sheltering there. While verification of details and casualty figures are ongoing, initial reports indicate: eight IDPs were injured in one school in Al-Shabora Camp in Rafah, and collateral damage was caused to another school in the same incident; and in Khan Younis, one IDP child was injured in the Khan Younis Vocational Training Centre by a stray bullet.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, five schools which were not sheltering IDPs in Jabalia Camp were assessed to be damaged \u2013 for three of these it is reported that the IDPs had been forcefully evacuated on 11 December.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><u>There were no reported incidents on 15 \u2013 16 December 2023<\/u>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>174<\/strong>\u00a0incidents impacting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA premises and the people inside them have been reported since the beginning of the war (some with multiple incidents impacting the same location), including at least\u00a0<strong>18<\/strong>\u00a0incidents of military use and\/or interference at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA premises.\u00a0<strong>54\u00a0<\/strong>different Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA installations were directly hit and\u00a0<strong>61<\/strong>\u00a0different installations sustained collateral damage.<\/li>\n<li>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA estimates that in total at least\u00a0<strong><u>297<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong>IDPs sheltering in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelters have been killed and at least a further\u00a0<strong><u>1,032<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0injured since the start of the war. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is still 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 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>In total,\u00a0<strong>nearly 1.4 million displaced people are now sheltering in 155 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA installations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The average number of IDPs in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelters located in middle and southern areas is\u00a0<strong>12,387, more than four times their capacity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blue\" style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em>Due to internet outage we are unable to provide any updates since December 13.<\/em><\/span><\/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>8,265 patients visits on 13 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 124 post-natal and high-risk pregnancy cases were attended to at health centres.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continued to provide health care to IDPs at shelters through 97 medical teams.<\/strong>\u00a0Each team is composed of one &#8211; two doctors and a nurse.\u202f<strong>\u00a0591 health workers in health centres and shelters provided support to 12,305 patients.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>On December 13, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA medical teams responded to 1,013 mental health cases, including individual consultations, awareness sessions and support for gender-based violence cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Psychosocial support (PSS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blue\" style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em>Due to internet outage we are unable to provide any updates since December 12.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA teams, including 284 social workers in the shelters, provided psychosocial first aid and other specialized protection services to IDPs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Psychosocial support (PSS) efforts continued to be delivered in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelters by a team\u00a0<strong>of 284 school counsellors. Since 7 October, 101,211 IDPS have been reached.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blue\" style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em>Due to internet outage we are unable to provide any updates since December 12.<\/em><\/span><\/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 89,936\u202ffamilies have been reached so far.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blue\" style=\"color: #3366ff\"><em>Due to internet outage we are unable to provide any updates since December 12.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On 12 December, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continued to operate nine water wells pumping about 10,000 cubic metres of water 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 area continued to receive potable water through tankers from the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div id=\"_com_1\">\n<p class=\"blue-with-border-left\">Quote from Thomas White, Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Affairs in Gaza<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYesterday listening to people in an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA shelter in Deir al Balah \u2013 stories of grief and loss \u2013 shocking living conditions \u2013\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomWhiteGaza\/status\/1733729271070298160?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yet an indefatigable will to survive and look after their loved ones \u2013 very humbling<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a December 17, 2023 All information\u00a0from December 14\u201316 December is valid as of 16 December 2023 at 22:30\u00a0 \u00a0 Days 68-71 of Hostilities\u00a0 Key Points\u00a0\u00a0 The Gaza Strip\u00a0 As of 16 December, the total number of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA colleagues killed since the beginning of hostilities is 135. 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