Lynn Hastings, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, confirmed that an additional $ 18 million has been released from the Humanitarian Donation Fund for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, after the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, in New York released an additional $ 4 million to restore people's ability to access Basic services, such as health care and water.
Hastings noted that in the coming days, the United Nations will launch an inter-agency financial appeal to support efforts to address new humanitarian needs.
For his part, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philip Lazarini, after his visit to the Gaza Strip, affirmed the Agency's commitment to the rights and welfare of Palestine refugees who make up more than 70% of Gaza's two million people.
"I am deeply frustrated by the absurd episode of intense violence that has killed civilians, destroyed infrastructure and set Gaza back for several years," Lazarini said in a statement, adding that "19 of the 60 children killed in the conflict were attending UNRWA schools, and my colleagues know them." I will remind the international community that without addressing the root causes of the conflict, occupation and displacement - which we had a strong reminder of in East Jerusalem and Sheikh Jarrah - the siege and the cycle of violence. "
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