Space for displaced Palestinians in Gaza ‘shrinking by the day’
The UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA) says Israel’s military has designated some 69 percent of Gaza’s land area as “no-go” zones or displacement zones.
“In Gaza, space for people is shrinking by the day,” the agency said in a post on X. “Vast areas have been taken over. Hundreds of thousands are being pushed into renewed displacement,” it said.
Attempts by aid organisations to reach the affected people have also been denied, it added.
In #Gaza, space for people is shrinking by the day.
Vast areas have been taken over.
Hundreds of thousands are being pushed into renewed displacement.
Attempts by aid groups to reach people are facing #AccessDenied.#CeasefireNow #OpenUpGaza pic.twitter.com/iBmmzLqEHy
— OCHA OPT (Palestine) (@ochaopt) April 19, 2025
Israeli forces again attack so-called ‘safe zone’ of al-Mawasi
Al-Mawasi was among the areas targeted by the latest Israeli strikes, which have killed more than 50 people on Saturday.
What we need to know about al-Mawasi is that it is considered an international humanitarian zone. It is also a zone where Palestinians have been ordered by Israeli forces to evacuate.
Al-Mawasi is a very big evacuation area with barely any humanitarian facilities. Many people who fled Rafah and Khan Younis in the south are also squeezed into al-Mawasi camp.
Since the Israeli war resumed on March 18, there have been continuing strikes on tents in the camp.
We also have to take note that al-Mawasi is not the only camp being targeted. UNRWA schools and other shelters are also being targeted.
Israeli soldier killed in north Gaza
The Israeli military says Hamas fighters have killed a 35-year-old Israeli soldier and wounded five others in the north of the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
The Times of Israel said the tracker in the Northern Brigade was the first to be killed in the enclave since Israel resumed its attacks on Gaza on March 18.
It added that three of the five wounded were in serious condition.
