GAZA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of angry homeless Palestinians closed on Saturday morning several summer camps sponsored and supervised by United Nations Relief and Work Agency in the Far East, witnesses said.
The witnesses said that Palestinians, who have their homes destroyed by Israel since 2000, had closed early on Saturday morning several UNRWA summer camps in the towns of Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.
The protestors, most of whom are Palestinian refugees, chanted anti-UNRWA slogans for not hurrying up to build up their destroyed houses. They called on the organization to fulfill its pledge to build their houses.
"UNRWA should build up our destroyed houses instead of sparing its budget on summer camps for fun," said Ateya Radwan, one of the protestors, adding "UNRWA should immediately rebuild our houses and stop postponement." more
Until now, the besieged Gaza Strip has stayed free of the novel coronavirus spreading across the world. As the Gaza Strip has been under a stringent Israeli-led blockade for nearly 13 years, the spread of the coronavirus - officially known as COVID-19 - has become the topic of discussion for many Palestinians, with some joking that the blockade was preventing them from being exposed.But as authorities in the coastal Palestinian enclave gear up to contain any potential outbreak, serious questions have arisen about the risks and implications of such a scenario. But given its already difficult humanitarian situation and high population density, an outbreak in the Gaza Strip could prove to be catastrophic, health officials have warned. "If the virus enters Gaza and spreads, it will get out of hand," Gaza Ministry of Health spokesperson Majdi Thuhair told Middle East Eye, as he explained that a severe shortage of resources and personnel would make it near impossible
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