UNRWA Situation Report #54 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information is valid as of 17-19 December 2023 at 22:30)
UNRWA
19 Dec 2023
Information is valid as of 17-18 December 2023 at 22:30 (local time)
Day 72-73 of Hostilities
Published 19 December 2023
Key points The Gaza Strip
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As of 18 December, the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since the beginning of hostilities is 136.
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Since 7 October, up to 1.9 million people (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.
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As of 13 December, nearly 1.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sheltering in 155 UNRWA facilities across all fve governorates of the Gaza Strip, including in the north and in Gaza City. UNRWA shelter information is updated daily to the extent possible; the information for north Gaza and Gaza City was last updated on 12 October due to access constraints and security situation.
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More than 1.2 million IDPs are sheltering in 98 UNRWA facilities in the Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah areas.
The West Bank, including East Jerusalem
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On December 18, Israeli Security Forces (ISF) conducted a search and arrest operation in Far'a refugee camp, northern West Bank. Four Palestine Refugees, including two minors, were killed and three Palestinians were injured with live ammunition.
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On December 17, ISF search and arrest operation continued in Nur Shams refugee camp, northern West Bank until the early morning. ISF reportedly used bulldozers to damage the infrastructure of the camp. UNRWA operations in the camp were suspended.
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On December 17, ISF search and arrest operations in Tulkarm city and Tulkarm refugee camp northern West Bank continued until the early morning. Three Palestinians, including two women, were detained. UNRWA operations in the camp were suspended.
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