Occupied Palestinian Territory: Gaza Emergency Situation Report (as of 20 July 2014, 1500 hrs)
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Up to 60 Palestinians, including 17 children and 14 women, are reported to have been killed in the past 24 hours in the Ash Shuja’iyeh area in eastern Gaza City, raising concern about respect for the principle of distinction and proportionality under international humanitarian law.
16 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours, including 13 in Ash Shuja’iyeh.
A brief humanitarian pause to evacuate the wounded and the dead from Ash Shuja’iyeh, could only be partially implemented due to the resumption of hostilities; search and rescue efforts have continued.
Mass displacement escalated in the past 24 hours across Gaza, including up to half of Ash Shuja’iyeh’s residents. The cumulative number of IDPs has exceeded 100,000, including nearly 84,000 at UNRWA schools.
The rapid depletion of stocks, along with bombardments and access restrictions in urban areas, are increasingly challenging efforts by humanitarian agencies to supply food, water, mattresses and hygiene items to those displaced.
375 Palestinians killed, including at least 270 civilians, of whom 83 are children and 36 women
20 Israelis killed, including two civilians and 18 soldiers
3,008 Palestinians injured, of whom 904 are children 84,000 hosted at 61 and 533 women
100,000 Displaced, including 84,000 hosted at 6184,000 hosted at 61 UNRWA schools
43% of Gaza's territory affected evacuation warning or declaration of "no-go zones"
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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