The United Nations: The displaced in the Jenin and Tulkarm camps lack the lowest elements of life – the seventh day

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The latest evaluation conducted by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and Umayyun partners for about 12 general shelters, revealed that the displaced reside in general shelters in Jenin and Tulkarm, and lack the lowest elements of life and lack water, medicines, family, and sanitation facilities, as well as personal care materials and cleaning materials.

According to the United Nations Media Center, the OCHA office warned that the operation carried out by the Israeli forces in the northern West Bank is still a human impact and a generous impact, as the Israeli authorities continue to demolish more than 16 buildings in Nour Shams refugee camp, after the destruction of more than twenty homes in the region during the past week.

According to the (OCHA) office, less than half of the people who were included in the evaluation, they said they could not bear the costs of food, as many of them have reduced or taken meals, and children are unable to go to school.

The UN office explained that since the start of the operation launched by the Israeli forces in January, the office and its partners provided life -saving aid to the affected persons, where food parcels and meals are distributed to families every day, and more than 5,000 families have received cash aid to help meet their basic needs, and water tanks and mobile toilets were also delivered to Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas.

The Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the arrival restrictions continue to hinder the movement of people through the West Bank, and added that the closure of the Tayasir checkpoint since February led to the restriction of the movement of more than 60,000 Palestinians between the north of the Jordan Valley and the rest of Tubas Governorate, and access to the markets and workplaces and services was strongly restricted.

(Al -Usha) explained that since the first Friday in the month of Ramadan, the restrictions imposed to reach by the Israeli authorities prevented thousands of Palestinian worshipers from reaching the holy places.

He added that while the Israeli authorities allowed the Palestinians to reach East Jerusalem and the H2 in Hebron, they imposed restrictions on the basis of age and sex, provided that people who enter East Jerusalem have permits issued by Israel, and the authorities have established hundreds of mineral barriers to control the movement of people.

The Humanitarian Coordination Office has published several teams to monitor the movements of people through checkpoints to determine the risks of possible protection and possible measures for the Palestinians to cross, with attention in particular to the most vulnerable groups, such as children, pregnant women and the elderly.

The office said that preliminary information indicates that a fewer people crossed the checkpoints and that there are less than these points open this year, compared to Friday days last year.

The Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that about a week has passed since the crossings were closed to Gaza; What prevented aid from entering with severe consequences for civilians who endured months of severe suffering, and that it is important to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza without delay.

The “Ausha” office indicated that, under international humanitarian law, Israel, as the occupied force, is obligated to ensure that the basic needs of people, including facilitating the access of aid to all areas of Gaza and through it.

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