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UNRWA Situation Report #47 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (Information is valid as of 6 December 2023 at 22:30 local time) Day 61 of Hostilities (Published 8 December 2023)

UNRWA

8 Dec 2023

Key Points

*The Gaza Strip *

• On 6 December, UNRWA was able to confirm that at least one additional colleague had been killed. In total, 133 UNRWA colleagues have been killed since 7 October.

• Since 7 October, up to 1.9 million people (or over 85 per cent of the population) have been displaced across the Gaza Strip. Many people have been displaced multiple times. Families are very vulnerable as they are forced to move and move again in search of safety.

• On 6 December, four UNRWA shelters in Khan Younis were evacuated following evacuation orders by Israeli Authorities. Verifications of details and casualty figures are ongoing.

• As of 6 December, almost 1.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sheltering in 151 UNRWA installations across all five governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the North and Gaza City. More than 1 million IDPs were sheltering in 94 facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas.

The West Bank, including East Jerusalem

• On 6 December, one Palestinian was killed, and three others were injured by live ammunition during an overnight search and arrest operation in Far'a refugee camp by Israeli Security Forces (ISFs) in the northern West Bank.

• In the morning of the same day, the ISF opened fire in clashes with Palestinians during a search and arrest operation in Dheisheh refugee camp, Bethlehem. Three Palestinians, including a child, were injured with live ammunition, and three others were detained.

• In the same morning, an exchange of fire took place between ISF and Palestinians during a search and arrest operation in Balata refugee camp, Nablus. Four Palestinians were injured with live ammunition and one Palestinian was detained. One of the Palestinians who was injured died later in the day due to injuries.