Over 338,000 displaced in Gaza: UN

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GENEVA (AFP) – More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave.

People take part in a ‘Stand with Palestine’ demonstration in west London on October 9, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

The number of displaced in the densely populated territory of 2.3 million people had by late Wednesday “risen by an additional 75,000 people and reached 338,934,” the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement sent on Thursday.