80% of Gazans now displaced

The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza said that 1.9 million people 80% of the territory’s population, were now displaced, adding she was “deeply concerned” by reports of new evacuation orders for Khan Yunis.

The United Nations has estimated that up to 250,000 people are impacted by the Israeli military order for civilians to leave parts of Khan Yunis and Rafah in Gaza, which has a total population of 2.4 million.

“Palestinian civilians in Gaza have been plunged into an abyss of suffering — their home lives shattered, their lives upended,” the UN coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, told the Security Council.

“Over one million people have been displaced once again, desperately seeking shelter and safety, (and) 1.9 million people are now displaced across Gaza,” she said.

“I’m deeply concerned about reports of new evacuation orders issued in the area of Khan Yunis,” Kaag added.