NEW YORK, Jan 4 — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees said 1.9 million people, or nearly 85 per cent of Gaza’s total population, are estimated to be internally displaced.
This includes some who have been displaced multiple times, as families are forced to move repeatedly in search of safety, the Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported.
Nearly 1.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sheltering in 155 UNRWA facilities across all five governorates.
Rafah governorate is now the main refuge for those displaced, with over one million people squeezed into an extremely overcrowded space following the intensification of hostilities in Khan Younis and Deir al Balah and the Israeli military’s evacuation orders.
Obtaining an accurate figure of the total number of IDPs remains challenging.
UNRWA added the number of IDPs in the northern governorates had not been updated since October 12 due to access constraints and the security situation preventing verification.
— Bernama
