Since the military incursion into Gaza, which followed deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel on the seventh of October, 135 staff members of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, are known to have been killed, the most ever in one incident.
Despite the danger and extremely difficult working conditions, UNRWA is continuing to assist those caught up in the fighting through no fault of their own. And the task is monumental. Nearly two million people have been displaced across the Strip, many forced to move repeatedly in search of safety.
Juliette Touma, the Director of Communications at UNRWA, is a veteran of high profile conflicts, including Libya, Syria, and Iraq. Conor Lennon from UN News asked her to compare the situation in Gaza with her experience in other countries.
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