Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Highlights
The emergency is now in its 49th day. The Palestinian fatality toll is now 2,076 of whom 1,454 have been identified as civilians, according to preliminary assessments.
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has risen to 475,000, more than a quarter of the entire Palestinian population of Gaza. Over 280,000 are taking shelter in UNRWA schools.
The number of displaced in southern Israel is also rising, following the killing of a boy by a mortar shell on Friday.
Nearly half a million children in Gaza were unable to return to primary and secondary schools yesterday, the scheduled start to the new academic year.
Both Erez and Rafah are currently closed following attacks on the crossing points.