In #Gaza , people forced to flee their homes have sought safety under the United Nations flag.

Despite coordinates shared on a regular basis, these facilities have been attacked resulting in extensive damage, disruption to services & civilian fatalities at an unprecedented scale.

🛑 UNRWA Report: Detention and alleged ill-treatment of detainees from #Gaza

1,506 detainees from #Gaza released by Israeli authorities as of 4 April - including 84 women & 43 children

All detainees were held for weeks in military facilities, with no access to communication.

Life is draining out of #Gaza at terrifying speed.

Tragically, an unknown number of people lie under rubble.

Desperate people need urgent help, including those in the besieged north where UNRWA has been denied access to deliver aid.

Conditions in #Gaza are inhumane.

There's an alarming spread of disease due to lack of sanitation & clean water

Despite being displaced from their homes, @unrwa colleagues continue to work tirelessly - their dedication helps protect the health of others.

@unrwa is a lifeline.

🔹Since December, number of people facing food insecurity has increased by 80%

🔹Famine is imminent. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported 1.1 million people experience catastrophic food insecurity - this can be halted restoring humanitarian access

🔹+75% of the population have been displaced

The devastation continues in this endless tragedy

More images of destruction, this time Deir Al-Balah, as this senseless war continues to take & shatter lives in #Gaza

Incomprehensible & entirely avoidable. Nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people

Convoys & humanitarian aid workers are #NotATarget

Restrictions on UNRWA by Israel to reach the north where famine is imminent must be lifted.

With political will, aid can be increased. Political will can also prevent a man made famine.

'This was not a nutrition-rich environment before the war'

Scott Anderson tells The Associated Press low levels of aid entering📍 #Gaza since the war started have compounded an existing, pre-war nutrition deficit.

Meanwhile, only trickles of aid are reaching north #Gaza
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#Gaza : Israel’s responsibility does not end when aid is dropped off at the border.

It must reach civilians in a safe, effective and sufficient manner.

That means allowing more routes in, ensuring security and facilitating humanitarian operations, stresses Jamie McGoldrick. 🔊⬇️

#Gaza : The increase in aid is not yet tangible, sustained or uninterrupted.
Aid also needs to reach safely all those in need.

It means convoys & humanitarian aid workers should no longer be a target +
restrictions on UNRWA by Israel to reach the north where famine is imminent…

'The Agency is hanging by a thread, not just financially- but also politically'

Philippe Lazzarini: Israeli authorities say they no longer want UNRWA in #Gaza ; UNRWA also under pressure to cease activities in #WestBank

30 days to save #UNRWA : Philippe Lazzarini in his race against time⬇️

In our new report, ‘Stopping Famine in Gaza’, we provide granular data through mapping and satellite imagery on the extent of the damage and destruction and the severity of the food insecurity crisis.

Our key findings: 1/9
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'As bombing goes on, people in #Gaza are struggling to survive. Humanitarians are working hard to support them. But we need security, access & reliable facilitation by Israeli forces, whose responsibilities don’t end when supplies are dropped off at the border.' Jamie McGoldrick

“It’s the symbolism of the process of driving the ambulance from #Glasgow to #Gaza , & getting it to the people.'

Our Jonathan Fowler 🇺🇳 tells Glasgow Standard that these kinds of actions & gestures like Umran's 'are what everybody needs right now.'
glasgowstandard.com/2024/04/09/gla…

Wishing all those celebrating Eid Al Fitr in the occupied Palestinian territory and beyond a peaceful & blessed time with families & loved ones.

This Eid comes as the people of #Gaza go through six months of one of the most brutal wars in recent history.
It is very hard to…

New report 'Stopping Famine in Gaza': crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

#Gaza (2/2): “The lives of 2 million people were turned upside down, often overnight. Many lost the most precious: their loved ones. Everything is in short supply except for grieving hearts' - UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini

The war in #Gaza : 6 months of aid delivery

UNRWA teams work around the clock to support families & deliver critical aid, including:
🔹10 million food units
🔹24 million litres of water
🔹440,000 blankets & mattresses

Every day is a struggle to survive - we need more access NOW

'Such an offensive would have disastrous human consequences'

Philippe Lazzarini tells lyse doucet that any military operation in #Rafah would only lead to an additional layer of endless tragedy unfolding. This after an already devastating 6 months of war in📍 #Gaza