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Sunday, October 8, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 8, 2023
UNRWA in Gaza says 20,000 Palestinians sheltering in its schools
Palestinian firemen extinguish a fire that was raging in a building destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8, 2023. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
The UN agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, says over 20,000 people are sheltering in 44 of its schools around Gaza.
“The number [of displaced] is rapidly increasing, “ says Inas Hamdan, acting public information officer in Gaza.
The agency said three of its schools suffered “collateral” damage from Israeli airstrikes. The agency also said its operations of nine water wells around the Gaza Strip were stopped early yesterday. Operations in three wells resumed today, said Hamdan. The agency’s food distribution centers, which provide for over 540,000 of Gaza residents, have been closed since yesterday.
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