Relief Affairs issues statement on situation in Palestine since October 7th

On Apr 29, 2024

The Ministry of relief affairs has released a statement on the situation in the Palestine territories, including the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.

The report details situation as the following:

Gaza Strip

o Reported Casualties as of 28 April 2024

34,356 Palestinians are murdered.
77,368 Palestinians are injured.
More than 4,000 Palestinians were arrested in Gaza.
491 Health workers were killed.
67 Civil Defence staff killed while on duty.
141 Journalists and media workers are murdered.
At least 252 aid workers are murdered (246 nationals, 6 foreigners).
Around 17,000 Children are unaccompanied or separated (Lost at least a parent).

Health:

▪ 11 Hospitals partially functioning (5 in north and 6 south of Wadi Gaza).

▪ 26 Hospitals are out of service.

▪ 6 field hospitals are functional (4 in Rafah and 2 in Khan Younis).

▪ Around 20% of primary health care facilities are functional.

▪ More than 712,000 Cases of acute respiratory infections

▪ More than 380,000 Cases of diarrhea.

▪ 33% (8 out of 24) of UNRWA health centres are operational.

▪ More than 1 million children are in need of mental health and psycho-social support.

▪ Proliferation of skin diseases, as well as psychological ailments.

Food Security:

▪ 265,000 People are facing crisis levels of food insecurity.

▪ 854,000 People are facing emergency levels of food insecurity.

▪ 1.1 Million people are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity.

▪ 60-70% of meat and dairy-producing livestock killed or prematurely slaughtered.

Nutrition:

▪ 28 Children died because of malnutrition & dehydration.

▪ 31% Of children under the age of two in northern Gaza suffer from acute malnutrition.

▪ 10% Of children under the age of two in Rafah suffer from acute malnutrition.

▪ More than 50,000 children are estimated to be acutely malnourished.

Education:

▪ 625,000 Students with no access to education.

▪ More than 6,417 students and around 300 educational staff were killed.

▪ More than 80% of 563 school buildings have been directly hit or damaged.

▪ Around 60% of school buildings (320 out of 563) used as shelters have been directly hit or damaged.

Shelter:

▪ 1 Square meter of average space per person in IDP shelters.

▪ 41% Of shelters lack sufficient ventilation.

▪ 57% Of shelters were affected by rain and water infiltration.

▪ 150-155 UNRWA shelter installations.

▪ 1.7 million persons are internally displaced.

Water and Sanitation:

▪ One out of three water pipelines coming from Israel is operational, only at 72% of its full capacity.

▪ 83% Of groundwater wells are not operating.

▪ All wastewater treatment systems are non-operational; one of them is partially working.

▪ No access to clean water in the northern governorates.

▪ Two out of three main water desalination plants are partially functional.

▪ 57% of assessed WASH ( the provision of water , health care, hygiene, and environmental cleaning infrastructureall parts of a facility) facilities were damaged/destroyed.

Reported Damages:

▪ More than 60% Of residential buildings.

▪ More than 80% Of commercial facilities.

▪ At least 3 churches and 239 mosques were destroyed.

▪ 155 health facilities.

▪ 164 UNRWA installations.

▪ 126 ambulances.

o Labor Force:

▪ In Gaza, a staggering 200,000 jobs have been lost.

▪ One hundred projects supported by the Palestinian employment fund have come to a standstill.

▪ Following October 7th, 9,500 Palestinian workers in Israel were relocated to the West Bank, facing displacement.

▪ 18,500 Gazan workers were prohibited from working in Israel.

▪ 3,000 Workers are arrested in Israeli prisons.

The West Bank and Jerusalem

491 Palestinians murdered.
4,692 Palestinians injured.
More than 8,200 Palestinian arrested including:

o 272 Women

o More than 500 Children

o 45 Journalists

o 3,661 are in administrative detention.

14 Arrested Palestinians were killed while being in Israeli prisons.
1,758 Palestinians are displaced from their homes.
803 Structures were demolished by Israeli Forces.
26 Donor funded structures were demolished.
46 Communities are at risk of displacement.
Following October 7th, 193,000 Palestinian laborers in Israel were prohibited from working, constituting 22% of the total labor force in the West Bank.
The cessation of Palestinian labor activities resulted in an estimated financial loss ranging between 2.5 to 3 million Israeli shekels.
Projections indicate a stark rise in unemployment rates, potentially escalating from 13% to 38%.
Approximately 25% of jobs, totaling 208,000 positions, have been lost as a consequence.

source: WAFA News Agency