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UNRWA Situation Report #112 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 3 - 5 June 2024, is valid as of 5 June 2024

UNRWA

7 Jun 2024

Key Points

• Ongoing strikes by Israeli Forces, with aerial, land and maritime bombardment across the Gaza Strip. These result in civilian casualties, displacement and the destruction of residential structures and civilian infrastructure. The Israeli Forces' ground offensive continues to expand, particularly in the southern regions of Gaza City and eastern Rafah, notably around the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) and Rafah Crossings.
• During the reporting period, aid operations in Gaza continued to be affected by disruptions to the telecommunications network, with internet service providers unable to carry out repair works. Connectivity remains sporadic and it is becoming increasingly difficult to communicate with humanitarian personnel on the ground.
• The total number of people displaced across the Gaza Strip is 1.7 million people; families already displaced several times are on the move again due to military operations and Israeli evacuation orders.
• As of 5 June 2024, almost all internally displaced people (IDPs) have left Rafah, with only around 100,000 who stayed in the area. All UNRWA shelters in Rafah have been vacated . Many of the people who were based in Rafah have fled up the coast seeking safer locations in both Khan Younis and the Middle Area.
• According to OCHA, access constraints persistently hinder the safe delivery of essential humanitarian aid across Gaza, worsening the situation for hundreds of thousands in need. Escalating hostilities in both northern and southern Gaza, especially in Rafah, have further degraded security and humanitarian access conditions in May. For the whole of May, of 348 coordinated humanitarian assistance missions to northern and southern Gaza, less than 50 per cent were facilitated by Israeli authorities, the remaining missions were either denied access, cancelled due to operational or security reasons or impeded. Many missions classified as "impeded" experienced extended delays imposed by the Israeli authorities at holding points, some lasting up to nine hours which significantly increase the security risks for humanitarian personnel.
• The current Israeli military operation in Rafah is directly impacting the ability of aid agencies to bring critical humanitarian supplies into Gaza as well as the ability to rotate critical humanitarian staff. UNRWA has maintained presence in Rafah with a focus on continuing missions to Kerem Shalom to retrieve fuel and aid commodities. On 5 June, UNRWA retrieved 62 trucks from Kerem Shalom (of which 57 were UNRWA). This is a sharp decrease in the number of UN and humanitarian trucks since the Rafah operation began. UNRWA is scaling up operations to significantly increase its capacity to retrieve aid via Kerem Shalom pending Israeli Authority movement approvals and cross UN support to manage logistics.
• Figures reflected from 6 May onwards are for humanitarian aid (UN/INGO) cargo only and exclude commercial activity. Due to the situation on the ground, updates may take some time to be fully reflected on the dashboard. For updates on trucks please check: Gaza Supplies and Dispatch Tracking | UNRWA
• As of 5 June, the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since the beginning of hostilities is 193, an increase of one.