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UNRWA Situation Report #19 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information valid as of 31 October, 18:00 local time)

UNRWA

1 Nov 2023

Key Points

The Gaza Strip

• After 25 days of intense hostilities, civilians in the Gaza Strip face desperate conditions. Loss of life, internal displacement, widespread destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure, collapse of the health system, lack of fuel and limited availability of basic assistance are some of the enormous challenges people face amid the intensifying conflict.

• In the last 24 hours, three additional UNRWA staff have been killed, bringing the total to 70 UNRWA colleagues killed since 7 October.

• Some 690,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are sheltering in 149 installations across the Gaza Strip. An estimated 160,000 are housed in 57 shelters in the north and in Gaza City. UNRWA, however, is no longer able to provide services to the displaced persons in those areas. The Agency does not have accurate information on their needs and conditions since the evacuation order from the Israeli Authorities on 13 October.

• On 31 October, 59 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies, including medical supplies, food and drinking water, entered the Gaza Strip through Rafah. Seven of them were UNRWA trucks. However, available aid remains insufficient to cover the basic needs of the affected population.

• Providing humanitarian assistance is extremely challenging due to lack of fuel, ongoing bombardment and destruction of infrastructure.