A recent report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that Palestine’s As-Salam Mill in Deir Al Balah was hit and destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, according to Jordan news agency Petra.
This was the last functioning wheat mill in Gaza.
The report said the destruction of the mill means locally produced flour will not be available in Gaza for the foreseeable future.
Israeli forces have reportedly been arresting some internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing through the “corridor” designated for them by the occupation, the report indicated.
It added that there were anecdotal and eyewitness reports of some displaced persons being beaten and stripped of their clothing.
Petra also reported that on Tuesday (Nov 14), the Israeli army established an unstaffed checkpoint and ordered the displaced to show their identifications and undergo what appeared to be a facial recognition scan.
Over 1.5 million people in Gaza are estimated to be internally displaced, including about 813,000 IDPs who are staying in at least 154 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) shelters, it added.
UNRWA shelters are accommodating far more people than their intended capacity and overcrowding is leading to the spread of disease, including acute respiratory illness and diarrhoea, raising environmental and health concerns.
- Bernama-Petra
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