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The United Nations (UN) has announced that at least 200,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the Gaza Strip amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that of the 2.2 million residents in Gaza, at least 200,000 have been displaced after fleeing in fear of their lives or having their homes destroyed by airstrikes.
"Most of them are taking shelter in UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) schools."
The UN office expressed fears that the number of displaced Palestinians in Gaza will increase amid continued Israeli attacks and Hamas rocket attacks.
The situation escalated in the Gaza Strip after an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israeli towns near the coastal territory. Israel retaliated with massive airstrikes in Gaza and placed the enclave under a complete blockade.
Over 1,800 people have been killed in this violence, including at least 830 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis. Israel has also cut off water and electricity supplies to Gaza, inevitably worsening the already dire humanitarian situation. The Gaza Strip, home to nearly 2.2 million people, has been under an Israeli siege since 2007.
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