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UNRWA Situation Report #38 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information is valid as of 23 and 24 November 2023 at 22:30 local time)

UNRWA

25 Nov 2023

Day 47-48 of Hostilities

1. Key points

The Gaza Strip

• A humanitarian pause entered into force on 24 November at 7.00 am. § On the frst day of the humanitarian pause, UNRWA received 137 trucks of humanitarian aid at its reception point in Gaza.

• Between 23 and 24 November, UNRWA received 197,000 litres. Fuel is being distributed by UNRWA to support food distribution, and the operation of generators at hospitals, water and sanitation facilities, shelters, and other critical services.

• On the same day, a UN convoy delivered critical humanitarian aid (composed mainly of water, four and other food items) to two UNRWA shelters in the north. This is the frst aid delivery to a shelter in the north in over one month.

• Over 1.7 million people (or nearly 80 per cent of the population) have been displaced across the Gaza Strip since 7 October.

• As of 24 November, more than 1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are now sheltering in 156 UNRWA installations across all fve governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the north.

• Nearly 920,000 IDPs are sheltering in 99 facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas.

• Nearly 160,000 IDPs were sheltering in 57 UNRWA schools in the north and Gaza areas as of 12 October 2023, before evacuation orders were issued by Israeli Authorities. UNRWA is not able to access these shelters to assist or protect IDPs and does not have information on their needs and conditions.

• During the reporting period, UNRWA verifed at least seven additional incidents impacting displaced people hosted in UNRWA installations and/or UNRWA installations only.

• In total, 77 UNRWA installations have been damaged since the beginning of the hostilities as a result of 99 separate incidents.

• 108 UNRWA colleagues have been killed since the beginning of the war. This is the highest number of United Nations aid workers killed in a conflict in the history of the United Nations.

The West Bank, including East Jerusalem

• In the early morning of 23 November, Israeli Security Forces (ISF) entered Balata refugee camp, Nablus, and conducted a search and arrest operation. An exchange of fre between Palestinians and ISF was reported, and one Palestinian fatality was recorded.

• Damage was sustained once again to roads and infrastructure in the camp. The large-scale operation continued throughout the day, for over 12 hours.

• UNRWA operations were severely impacted in Balata refugee camp, as well as in other refugee camps in Nablus, such as Askar and Camp no. 1, as well as in Nablus city itself.

• Twelve UNRWA schools in Nablus area - four in Balata Refugee Camp, six in Askar Refugee Camp and two in Nablus city - were closed, affecting some 4,000 students. Four UNRWA health centres - one in Balata RC, two in Askar RC and one in Camp No. 1 - were also closed, as many staff members could not reach their place of work.

• On the same day, an ISF operation was reported in Arroub refugee camp in the Hebron governorate. Clashes were reported between ISF and Palestinians. Several camp residents were detained. An ISF operation was also reported in Kalandiya refugee camp.