UNRWA: 205 relief workers killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Friday, August 9, 2024 (WAFA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, is 205.

In a post on X, UNRWA said the ongoing strikes resulted in civilian casualties, displacement of people and the destruction of residential structures and public infrastructure.

UNRWA said that nine in ten people across the Gaza Strip are internally displaced, including people who have been repeatedly displaced (some up to 10 times).

It said that following 300 days of war, the health system remains barely functional with 90 hospitals and primary health care centers not functioning.

UNRWA affirmed that it remains a major actor in the health sector, providing health services across 10 primary health centers and up to 100 mobile medical points across the Gaza Strip.