Unrwa warns of overcrowded, damaged shelters amid widespread destruction in Gaza

Unrwa on Tuesday said that around 75,000 displaced people are sheltering in more than 100 agency buildings in Gaza, most of which are damaged and overcrowded.

The comments come as the UN secretary general’s deputy spokesperson confirmed that 81 percent of the enclave’s structures have suffered destruction, underscoring the catastrophic scale of Israel’s assault on the enclave, which has been recognised as a genocide by the UN.

Citing satellite data, the UN said that entire neighbourhoods across Gaza have been reduced to rubble, leaving families displaced and essential infrastructure obliterated.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reached on 10 October. Israel has committed 194 violations of the agreement, the director of the government media office in Gaza said.