The UN Agency Calls More Than 470 Thousand Residents Refuge To Northern Gaza Since The Ceasefire

Gazans have been displaced by war. (Twitter/@UNLazzarini)

JAKARTA - The United Nations (OCHA) Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office announced on Tuesday that more than 470.000 people have been displaced to northern Gaza since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10.

OCHA explained in a statement that Palestinian families in Gaza continued to return to their destroyed homes, although many buildings were threatened with danger, the spread of unexploded weapons, and the urgent need for water, food, and basic services.

OCHA reports that Palestinians in Gaza have continued to move across the Gaza Strip over the past two days, with more than 470,000 movements to the north recorded since the ceasefire, according to the UN News website, as reported by WAFA Oct. 28.

The OCHA further indicated that aid continued to flow into the Gaza Strip, stating that more than 300 aid-laden trucks had crossed into Gaza, mostly through Israel's Slom Crossing on Friday and Saturday.

Meanwhile, UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said UN partners were continuing to seek to reduce the threat of unexploded weaponry in the Gaza Strip, warning of its dangers, especially as Gazans returned to their homes.

He reported that since October 7, 2023, humanitarian workers had recorded 150 incidents involving unexploded weapons, resulting in injuries, including children.

Although the war has ended, some 20,000 missiles and Israeli missiles that have not exploded are still left, posing a direct and real threat to the lives of 2.4 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.

He warned Palestinians not to damage weapons that have not exploded or suspicious objects from the Israeli military.