#Gaza :
⚠️ Streets and public spaces are littered with explosive remnants of war, posing health and safety issues.

⚠️ The risk of exposure to unexploded ordnance is at its “most dangerous stage,” warns UNMAS.

⚠️ Over 10K people are estimated to be missing under rubble.

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Unexploded ordnance in #Gaza at the “most dangerous stage,” warns UNMAS. Over 10k people estimated missing under rubble.

In the #WestBank , at least 800 Israeli settler attacks since 7 October; three schools in H2/Hebron open after seven months.

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After months of restricted access to northern #Gaza ,
World Food Programme reached Beit Hanoun, to set up storage space for aid.

WFP Supply Chain ensures that lifesaving assistance reaches those in need around the clock, reversing months of starvation.

📣 Access needs to be sustained.

1 May 2024: Demolition reported today in Birin, the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory. ochaopt.org/data/demolition

A military assault on Rafah would be an unbearable escalation, killing thousands more civilians & forcing hundreds of thousands to flee.
 
It would have a devastating impact on Palestinians in Gaza, with serious repercussions on the occupied West Bank & across the wider region.

A ground operation in Rafah will be nothing short of a tragedy beyond words.

#Gaza :
📍 Khan Younis has been devastated beyond recognition.

📍 In Rafah, people face heightened anxiety of an imminent large-scale Israeli ground operation.

📍 Across the Strip, UNMAS estimates that it may take up to 14 years to clear all explosive threats.

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#Gaza :
🔺 Mental health crisis unfolding.
🔺 Solar-powered desalination plant inaugurated in Rafah amid warning of entire water and sanitation system nearing collapse.
🔺 Close to 37.5M tons of conflict-generated debris estimated to be present throughout the Strip.

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📷 After 200 days of war, the health care system in #Gaza is crippled.
Al-Shifa hospital—where mothers and babies once received life-saving care—is in ruins.
The only way back from this nightmare is for a #CeasefireNOW : unf.pa/crisis-in-gaza UNFPA UNFPA_ASRO United Nations Palestine

Health workers exposed to traumatic events in #Gaza are facing a psychological toll, MSF International reports.

Solar-powered desalination plant inaugurated in Rafah.

Nearly 37.5 million tons of debris throughout Gaza, #UN agencies assess.

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“I want the war to stop now. I don't want to be displaced over and over; I only want to feel safe,” says 12-year-old Sama, standing in the rubble of her house in Rafah, Gaza.

Every child has the right to safety. Children need a ceasefire. Now.

“When my house was bombed and destroyed, two of my brothers were killed, and a third one was injured. Some shrapnel hit my right eye, causing weak eyesight and constant tears.”

15-year-old Abrar in #Gaza .

In wars, children always pay the highest price. They need a ceasefire…

Today UNRWA & UNMAS led a critical mission to assess damage to UNRWA facilities, marking any shrapnel & unexploded ordnance.

165 UNRWA installations in #Gaza Strip have been impacted during this war.

UNMAS says making #Gaza safe from unexploded ordnance could take 14 years.

Rising temperatures are exacerbating the sanitation crisis in #Gaza ; an infant has reportedly died from extreme heat.

Without massive and consistent food assistance, famine thresholds in #Gaza will be breached within the next six weeks, World Food Programme warns.

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“Gaunt faces full of concern, full of worry, not knowing where they’re going, looking for peace.”

Our colleague, Olga Cherevko, describes what she saw while on a mission to northern #Gaza .

People feel trapped, abandoned and what’s left of their hope is fading fast. 🔊 More ⬇️

State of #Gaza 's health care 200 days into the brutal war:

❗️Horrifying destruction and reported mass graves in and around Shifa and Nasser hospitals.
❗️Dire shortage of vital medications and equipment.
❗️Severe challenge in delivering supplies and restoring services.

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324 dead bodies reportedly recovered at Nasser Hospital #Gaza .

Lack of drugs and supplies are endangering patients with blood diseases and genetic disorders, warns a #Palestinian NGO.

Deadly Israeli forces’ operation in Nur Shams #WestBank .

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