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69 PER CENT OF SCHOOLS HOUSING THE DISPLACED IN GAZA DAMAGED BY ISRAELI STRIKES: UNRWA

23/06/2024 07:00 PM

JERUSALEM, June 23 (Bernama-WAFA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) revealed today that 69 per cent of the school buildings serving as shelters for displaced persons in Gaza have been directly damaged or hit by Israeli airstrikes.

In a brief statement posted on X, UNRWA emphasised that there is no safe place in Gaza, Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported.

The agency condemned the blatant disregard for international humanitarian law and called for an immediate ceasefire.

-- BERNAMA-WAFA

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