China News Service, May 18. According to the UN website, the spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General Dugaric said on the 17th that as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues, the UN has received a large number of reports of Palestinian displacement, and nearly 40,000 people have applied for UN asylum. .
According to reports, Dujarik said, “At present, more than 38,000 displaced persons have sought asylum in 48 schools opened by UN agencies. More than 2,500 people have been rendered homeless due to their houses destroyed in the air strikes.”
Dujarik said that so far, 41 educational facilities in Gaza have been damaged in the conflict, including schools, two kindergartens, and a higher education institution.
At present, the Palestinian death toll caused by Israeli air strikes has reached 218, including 58 children.
As many houses in the Gaza Strip have been affected by the war, a 6-year-old girl, Susie Eshquintana, was trapped under the rubble for 7 hours and lost her mother and 4 siblings.
Dujarik said that Hastings, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza, has called on the Israeli authorities and Palestinian armed groups to immediately allow the United Nations and humanitarian partners to deliver fuel, food, and medical supplies to Gaza and send aid workers.
At present, the United Nations is continuing to actively communicate with all parties to achieve an immediate ceasefire.
The UN Secretary-General Guterres called on the previous day, “The conflict must stop. It must stop immediately.” He also expressed shock at the Israeli attack on Gaza that resulted in a large number of casualties of Palestinian civilians, including women and children, and also at the rockets launched from Gaza. The bomb caused Israeli casualties and expressed regret.