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Four Palestinians Killed as Israeli Warplanes Target UN Training Center

CrossFireArabia
June 23, 2024

At least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a UN training center west of Gaza City on Sunday, medical sources told Anadolu.

An israeli missile attack targets a UN-run Vocational Training College west of #Gaza City, killing another 4 Palestinian civilians, injuring dozens more https://t.co/k9Oip2CIFY
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) June 23, 2024

Israeli warplanes struck the headquarters of the Vocational Training College operated by UNRWA, according to witnesses.

Massive damage was reported at the site.

At least 60 people were killed in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, according to Palestinian medical sources.

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76% of Gaza Schools in Ruin

CrossFireArabia
June 22, 2024

Over three-quarters of schools in the Gaza Strip need to be rebuilt or restored before they can be used for teaching, maintains UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, Friday according to Anadolu.

UNRWA added that despite the ongoing war on Gaza, its teams "continue to reach children with play and learning activities," stressing that "education is a fundamental human right" and reiterating the need for a cease-fire in the enclave.https://t.co/ML7JAOoETr
— Gary Buckley™ (@myrddenbuckley) June 22, 2024

“In Gaza, over 76% of schools need reconstructing or require major rehabilitation to be functional again,” UNRWA quoted a statement by the Global Education Cluster as saying.

Established in 2017, the Global Education Cluster is a coordinating mechanism between aid organizations working in the field of education in the cases of internal displacement caused by conflicts. It is co-led by UNICEF and Save the Children.

According to #UNRWA, over 76% of schools in #Gaza need rebuilding or rehabilitation after being destroyed and burnt in the Israeli ongoing airstrikes. pic.twitter.com/98oaSIM8ru
— Al-Jarmaq News (@Aljarmaqnetnews) June 21, 2024

UNRWA added that despite the ongoing war on Gaza, its teams “continue to reach children with play and learning activities,” stressing that “education is a fundamental human right” and reiterating the need for a cease-fire in the enclave reports the Turkish news agency.

Most schools in the Palestinian enclave have been turned into shelters for hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge from the ongoing Israeli bombardment, with many completely destroyed or badly damaged in the onslaught that has continued since Oct. 7 last year.

Israel, flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since the 7 Octtober, 2023 attack by Hamas.

The Palestinian death toll from relentless Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since last October has exceeded 37,400, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave.

More than 85,600 people have also been injured in the onslaught, the ministry added.

Over eight months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

It’s been 76 years of occupation. Israel has detained & killed teachers
& students, destroyed schools, and bombed every university in Gaza. No educational institution or educators’ union should ever have had any $$ or its name linked to Israel.

Disclose. Divest. Terminate. https://t.co/OxPEFGRYfa
— Fernanda Yanchapaxi (@mfyanchapaxi) May 4, 2024

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in its latest ruling ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6 concludes Anadolu.

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Israel Destroyed 67% of Gaza’s Sanitation

CrossFireArabia
June 20, 2024

About “67% of water, sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged” in the Gaza Strip since 7 October, the UN Relief Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) stated Wednesday.

67% of water, sanitation infrastructure destroyed in Gaza since 7 October: UNRWAhttps://t.co/qQp0I4PKsU
— Throwback C Magnon (@throwback_c) June 20, 2024

There is neither water nor sanitation in the whole of the Gaza Strip. With sewers destroyed, filthy water run in the streets and neighborhoods that have been destroyed.

The agency emphasized the urgent need for action according to a press statement published in Anadolu.

Over the past 8 months in the #GazaStrip approximately 67% of water, sanitation facilities & infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged.

As infectious diseases continue to spread and temperature rises, lack of hygiene & dehydration threaten the health of people across #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/dg08KD60Ai
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 19, 2024

“As infectious diseases continue to spread and temperatures rise, the lack of hygiene and dehydration pose a severe threat to the health of people across Gaza,” it wrote on X.

UNRWA plays a vital role in providing life-saving services to registered Palestine refugees; however, the recent destruction of essential infrastructure in Gaza exacerbates an already precarious situation, leaving many without access to clean water and sanitation facilities, the Turkish news said.

The UN Relief Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) said Wednesday that "67 per cent of water, sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged" in the Gaza Strip since Oct 7. #UNRWA #Gaza #Genocide #Ceasefire #Hamas https://t.co/n9QL5BFxku
— Sinar Daily (@sinardailymy) June 20, 2024

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since the 7 October attack by Hamas.

Nearly 37,400 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, most of them women and children, and more than 85,400 others injured, according to local health authorities.

More than eight months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.

The UNRWA said that '67% of water, sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged' in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 https://t.co/Vgm6v49yGk pic.twitter.com/sDIB3ooXgw
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) June 19, 2024

Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its operation in Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.