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UNRWA Situation Report #21 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information valid as of 2 November 2023 at 18:00 local time)

UNRWA

3 Nov 2023

Day 27 of hostilities

Key Points

The Gaza Strip

• Seventy-two UNRWA personnel have been killed since 7 October. This is the highest number of UN aid workers killed in a conflict in such a short time. UNRWA grieves this huge loss. No words can do justice to thousands of UNRWA staff who continue to work tirelessly to support Palestinian communities in need in Gaza.

• Two internally displaced persons (IDPs) were killed and 31 injured, including 15 children, due to collateral damage caused by a strike close to two UNRWA schools in the Middle area.

• Some 695,000 IDPs are sheltering in 149 installations across the Gaza Strip.

• The provision of humanitarian relief remains extremely challenging due to lack of essential supplies, shortage of fuel, ongoing bombardments, destruction of infrastructure, and disruptions to communication networks.

The West Bank, including East Jerusalem

• Several operations were conducted by the Israeli Security Forces (ISF) in different Palestine refugee camps across the West Bank, resulting in three Palestinian fatalities (including one 14-year-old boy) and five injuries.