Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #139

One of the few remaining UNRWA distribution centres in Gaza was hit by an Israeli strike on 13 March.

  • Catastrophic healthcare conditions are impeding the disease management of thousands of chronically ill patients in Gaza, according to a new report.

  • Mine Action response in Gaza is hindered by the need for authorization to deploy specialized personnel, restrictions on the import of humanitarian mine action supplies, and unreliable communications systems.

  • The UN Human Rights Office has called on the Israeli authorities to immediately halt any imminent home demolitions and the forcible displacement of some 1,550 Palestinians in Al Bustan area of Silwan in East Jerusalem.

Read the full report: Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #139

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