Life for displaced Palestinians among the ruins of Khan Younis
More than 100 academics killed by Israeli assault: Gaza media office
The Government Media Ofice has published a list of the names of scholars, academics, university professors and researchers killed since Israel began its war on Gaza last October.
“In addition, the occupation completely destroyed more than 103 universities and schools, in addition to partially destroying 311 universities and schools,” a statement from the office adds.
The statement calls on “All universities and educational sectors in all countries of the world to condemn this crime, which comes within the framework of the crime of genocide”.
Satellite images from Gaza show scale of Rafah displacement
The UN said on Wednesday that about 600,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah since the Israeli army began issuing evacuation orders on May 6 in the run-up to its invasion of the city.
Al Jazeera has obtained satellite images that show the scale of yet another mass displacement in the Gaza Strip.
‘Threat of famine in Gaza never loomed larger’: WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP), which as of May 11 has been forced to suspend aid operations in Rafah, says the invasion of the southern city has caused “a significant setback to recent modest progress on access” to Gaza.
“The threat of famine in Gaza never loomed larger,” it said, adding that rates of acute malnutrition among children aged under two doubled from 15 percent in January to 30 percent in March.
“We have seen the impact of prolonged closures in northern Gaza, and despite recent improvements in access to help mitigate a famine there, we are now also deeply concerned about the fate of hundreds of thousands in the south, if a full-scale operation and closures continue.”
UN highlights danger of mass displacement from Rafah for Gaza’s vulnerable
The UN human rights office in Palestine says more than 600,000 Palestinians have been “forcibly displaced” from Rafah and 100,000 more from northern Gaza in the past 10 days.
This has placed “children, older persons [and] those with disabilities and/or chronic illness” at serious risk, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said on X.
“Israeli Forces’ must stop putting [internally displaced persons] at risk and instead provide for their basic needs [and] if unable, must facilitate entry and distribution of humanitarian assistance and other necessities of life,” it said.
Over 600,000 Palestinians from #Rafah and 100,000 more from the northern Gaza, including children, older persons, those with disabilities and/or chronic illness, have been forcibly displaced since 6 May by Israeli Forces’ orders and intensified operations. #Gaza #CeasefireNOW
— UN Human Rights Palestine (@OHCHR_Palestine) May 16, 2024
