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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem

At least 400,000 people trapped by Israel’s latest Gaza offensive, says Unrwa

Palestinian families arriving in Gaza City after evacuating their homes in the Jabaliya area.
Palestinian families arriving in Gaza City after evacuating their homes in the Jabaliya area. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty

Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Gaza remain trapped by the latest Israeli offensive centred on Jabaliya refugee camp, according to UN agencies and human rights groups.

“At least 400,000 people are trapped in the area,” Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, posted on X on Wednesday, amid witness accounts of bodies lying uncollected in the streets because of the renewed fighting.

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