“Our humanitarian partners estimate that more than 423,000 people have crossed from south to north since the opening of the Salah ad-Din and Al Rashid roads on Monday,“ said spokesman Stephane Dujarric during a news conference.
“Those on the move include unaccompanied children, pregnant women, older people, chronically ill, people with disabilities, and those in need of continuous medical care,“ he added.
“Israeli forces continue their operations in the Jenin and Tulkarm governorates in the northern West Bank. We’ve repeatedly expressed concerns over the use of lethal, war-like tactics during these operations,“ he said.
He said nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been displaced by the disruption to essential services. Asked about Israel’s impending ban on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) that is to take effect on Thursday, Dujarric said the UN has “taken some measures” and affirmed that the UN agency “will continue to deliver on its mandate, until it physically cannot.”
Dujarric also noted that there were no assurances given by Israel to the UN on protecting its staff. Israel’s Knesset (parliament) voted in October to ban UNRWA’s operations in areas under Israeli occupation, alleging that the UN agency’s employees were involved in a Hamas attack on Oct 7, 2023 -- a charge UNRWA denies.
UN officials have repeatedly warned that such measures could exacerbate the already dire humanitarian crisis.
UNRWA, which has operated since 1949, provides essential services such as education and health care to Palestinian refugees across the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Despite political and financial challenges, the agency has remained a lifeline for vulnerable communities.
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