GAZA, (The Palestine Information Centre)UNRWA said on Sunday that nearly 74,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza were displaced and taking shelter in 64 schools and facilities belonging to it.
In a press release, UNWRA warned that these numbers are “likely to increase as heavy shelling and airstrikes continue including on civilian areas.”
UNRWA said that one of its schools sheltering displaced families in Gaza was directly hit on Sunday.
“The school, sheltering more than 225 people, was severely damaged. No casualties were recorded among the displaced,” it explained.
The refugee agency also said that its “teams are providing families with shelter and clean water,” and that “supplies are being prepared to deliver to families, including food, hygiene kits and cleaning supplies.”
It called for protecting civilians at all times, including during fighting, and announced its support for “calls to reach an immediate ceasefire and a halt to the violence everywhere.”
“Schools and other civilian infrastructure, including those sheltering displaced families, must never come under attack,” it emphasized.
