The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated on Friday evening that the Israeli army remains deployed in more than 50% of the Gaza Strip, outside what is referred to as the “Yellow Line.”
The UN agency added, in a post on X monitored by the Yemen News Agency (SABA), that “what is concerning is that UNRWA teams reported the movement of the ‘Yellow Line’ westward over the past week in various areas of the Gaza Strip, which has limited access to UNRWA’s main facilities.”
UNRWA confirmed that 1.6 million people in Gaza continue to suffer from severe food insecurity, according to the latest analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).
The agency also noted that between December 1 and 15, it screened 3,720 children aged 6 to 59 months at its health centers and medical points in Gaza, identifying 315 children suffering from malnutrition.
With U.S. and European support, the Israeli army has, over more than two consecutive years since October 7, 2023, committed acts of mass killing, siege, and starvation in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 70,945 Palestinian civilians, mostly children and women, and injuries to 171,211 others—figures that are not final, as thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble or in the streets, inaccessible to emergency and rescue teams.
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect on October 10, following two years of ongoing genocidal war by Israel. However, the Israeli army continues daily violations of the agreement and still blocks the entry of most humanitarian aid into the Strip, particularly aid provided by UNRWA.
