OCHA: More than 470,000 people displaced to northern Gaza since the ceasefire

GAZA, Oct. 29 (YPA) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on Tuesday that more than 470,000 displacements have been recorded towards northern Gaza since the ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 10.

 In a statement, the UN office said that Palestinian families in Gaza continue to return to their destroyed homes despite the dangers surrounding many buildings, the presence of unexploded ordnance, and the urgent need for water, food, and essential services.

OCHA added that movement across the Gaza Strip has continued over the past two days, stating: “Since the ceasefire, more than 470,000 movements of people have been recorded towards the north.”

The UN office also noted that humanitarian aid continues to enter the enclave, stating that more than 300 aid trucks, most of them through the Israeli Kerem Shalom crossing, entered Gaza last Friday and Saturday.

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