The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that approximately half a million people have been newly displaced in the Gaza Strip over the past month due to repeated evacuation orders issued by Israeli forces, Wafa reports.

In a statement shared on X, UNRWA said the latest waves of displacement have confined Palestinians to less than one-third of Gaza’s original territory. The remaining areas, according to the agency, are “fragmented, unsafe, and barely livable”.

UNRWA stressed the dire humanitarian conditions in overcrowded shelters, describing the situation as catastrophic. It said service providers are struggling to operate amid a near-total depletion of available resources, the agency added.

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