On 20 November, an estimated 25,000 additional people fled the north through the Salah Ad Deen “corridor.” Due to the lack of space in existing shelters in the south, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sleeping out in the open, against the walls of shelters, seeking food and water, as well as protection. Their situation has significantly worsened in the past 24 hours, as they became exposed to the heavy rains.
On 19 November, at about 11:30, Israeli forces reportedly hit a residential building in Gaza city. The attack occurred while people crowded to fill water from an adjacent desalination station. As a result, six Palestinians were killed and ten were injured.
The number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank since 7 October accounts for 47 per cent of all Palestinian fatalities in the West Bank in 2023 (442). About 66 per cent of the fatalities since 7 October have occurred during confrontations that followed Israeli search-and-arrest operations, primarily in Jenin and Tulkarm governorates; 24 per cent have been in the context of demonstrations concerning Gaza; seven per cent have been killed while attacking or allegedly attacking Israeli forces or settlers; two per cent have been killed in settler attacks against Palestinians; and one per cent during punitive demolitions.
Read the report: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #45
“Before the war, my dream was to become a doctor, so I can treat people.” On World´s Children Day, Humanitarian Coordinator Lynn Hastings reiterated her appeal “to protect Palestinian and Israeli children and their rights.” Screenshot of a UNICEF video
