Most people there rely on help from abroad before the outbreak of a new round of fighting between Israel and Hamas
Aid agencies in the Gaza Strip on Friday (1/8) apply for as many as 369 million dollars to meet the urgent humanitarian needs in the region.
Most people there rely on help from abroad before the outbreak of a new round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, said UN spokesman told reporters at UN Headquarters, New York.
"The call was focused to support access to health and water, as well as addressing the needs of as many as 440,000 people have been displaced by the fighting," said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarri in a press conference at UN Headquarters.
"The situation for the civilian population of the Gaza Strip and the ability of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to deal with what has become a major crisis of displaced people has reached its highest point."
The end of the cease-fire that reportedly will add to the already heavy burden, Xinhua reported as monitored in Jakarta, Saturday (2/8) afternoon.
There are 86 UNRWA emergency shelters, which hosts more than 225,000 refugees, up 10 per cent in 24 hours, the spokesman added.
Planned ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed a few hours after applied on Friday morning (1/8), and Israel to continue its full operation in the Gaza Strip, after the "attack that reportedly killed two Israeli soldiers and kidnapped a soldier again".
