UN: 1.5 million displaced in Gaza
Our trucks have run out of fuel: tomorrow we will not be able to receive the aid arriving from the Rafah crossing”, which connects the Gaza Strip to Egypt. Thomas White, director of UNRWA, the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees, announced this in a post published on the social network Of these, 710,275 have found refuge in 149 UNRWA facilities, 122,000 people are in hospitals, churches and public buildings, 109,755 people have taken refuge in 89 schools and the rest are staying with host families. The data was provided by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
According to the Al Jazeera television channel, which cites the Washington Post, an agreement between Israel and Hamas for the release of 70 prisoners is close, and could be announced within days. An Israeli source revealed this to the American newspaper, according to which the detainees would be released in groups, in exchange for women and young Palestinians detained in Israel. According to the Washington Post, Israel is seeking the release of 100 while Hamas is willing to release 70. Arab sources claim that there are at least 120 Palestinian women and minors in Israeli prisons who could be released in the exchange.
