UNRWA: 1.9 million people in Gaza estimated to be internally displaced

1.9 million people, or nearly 85 percent of the total population of Gaza, were estimated to be internally displaced, including some who have been displaced multiple times, as families are forced to move repeatedly in search of safety, according to The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees .

The UNRWA said that nearly 1.4 million internally displaced persons 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.

It added that the number of displaced persons in the northern governorates has not been updated since 12 October, due to access constraints and the security situation preventing verification.

Wafa News Agency