UNRWA Situation Report #84 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

All information from 27–28 February 2024, is valid as of 28 February 2024 at 22:30

March 1, 2024

Days 144-145 of Hostilities

Key Points

The Gaza Strip

Intense Israeli bombardment from air, land and sea continued to be reported across much of the Gaza Strip, resulting in further civilian casualties, displacement, and destruction of civilian infrastructure.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that two infants died in northern Gaza as a result of dehydration and malnutrition, as a quarter of Gaza’s population faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity.
Supply routes into the Gaza Strip have functioned inconsistently throughout the reporting period. On 27 February, only 135 trucks entered the Gaza Strip via both Rafah and the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing points.
February continues to see very little aid coming in, with an average of nearly 97 trucks entering per day, whereas approximately 150 trucks of supplies were entering Gaza per day in January 2024. The number of trucks entering Gaza remains well below the target of 500 per day, with significant difficulties bringing supplies in through both Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) and Rafah. UNRWA trucks have struggled to enter the Gaza Strip due to security constraints and temporary closures at both crossings. UNRWA has at times had to temporarily stop dispatching supplies due to security concerns. Security to manage the crossing has been severely impacted due to the killing of several Palestinian policemen in Israeli airstrikes near the crossings recently.
As of 28 February, the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since the beginning of hostilities is now 160.
As of 28 February, up to 1.7 million* people (over 75 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. Following intense Israeli bombardments and fighting in Khan Younis and the Middle Area in recent weeks, a significant number of displaced people have moved further south.

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Amir Mortasawi (alias Afsane Bahar) (امیر مرتضوی (افسانه بهار

UNRWA Situation Report #84 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (March 1, 2024)

UNRWA Situation Report #84 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

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UNRWA Situation Report #84 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

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