![Palestinian families begin fleeing again from shelters near the Al-Mawasi area as the Israeli army expands its ground offensive and tanks reach southwestern Khan Yunis, Gaza, marking their first displacement in nearly a year and a half, on July 10, 2025. [Hani Alshaer - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-2.jpg)
The UN said Thursday that more than 737,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since an escalation of Israeli attacks in March, underscoring the scale of the humanitarian crisis facing the population, Anadolu reports. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay reported at a news conference that “between the 8th and the 15th of July, more than 11,500 people were newly displaced.” “That brings overall displacement since the latest escalation of hostilities on March 18th to over 737,000 people – that’s about 35% of Gaza’s population. And over the past 21 months, nearly everyone has been displaced, typically multiple times,” she noted. Tremblay said Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours hit […]
