UNRWA: 1.9 million people in Gaza estimated to be internally displaced
Gaza (Quds News Network) – 1.9 million people, or nearly 85 per cent of the total population of Gaza, were estimated to be internally displaced, including some who have been displaced multiple times, as families are forced to move in search of safety, according to The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
The UNRWA said that nearly 1.4 million internally displaced persons (DPs) are sheltering in 155 UNRWA facilities across all five governorates. Rafah governorate is now the main refuge for those displaced, with over one million people, squeezed into an extremely overcrowded space.
It added that the number of IDPs in the northern governorates has not been updated since 12 October, due to access constraints and the security situation preventing verification.
