Nearly 500,000 Palestinians displaced since end of Gaza ceasefire: UN
AFP , Wednesday 16 Apr 2025
An estimated 500,000 Palestinians have been displaced since the end of the Gaza ceasefire, when Israel resumed its genocidal war on the narrow coastal territory, the United Nations said Wednesday.
A partial view shows tents housing displaced Palestinians in the campus of the Islamic University in Gaza City. AFP
"Our humanitarian partners estimate that since March 18, about half a million people have been newly displaced or uprooted once more," said Stephanie Tremblay, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Israel's army said in a statement, that "approximately 30 per cent of the Gaza Strip's territory is now designated as an Operational Security Perimeter," adding that Israeli air strikes had hit "approximately 1,200 terror targets" and that "more than 100 targeted eliminations have been carried out" since resuming its war on the Palestinian territory on March 18.
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