Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said that 807000 Palestinians still reside in the Gaza and North Gaza governorates while about 400000 people have been displaced from the north to the central and southern governorates of the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Israeli brutal aggression which has entered its 42nd day on Friday.
The PCBS pointed out in a statement on Thursday that the people residing in Gaza and North Gaza as of the evening of 11/11/2023 was estimated at 807000 representing approximately 152000 households out of 1.2 million Palestinians who resided in those governorates before the beginning of the Israeli aggression.
The statement explained that about two-thirds of the population of the northern governorates still reside in the northern areas of Gaza Strip while about a third of the population of the northern governorates comprising approximately 400000 individuals were displaced to the central and southern governorates of Gaza Strip.
It also highlighted that the Palestinians who still reside in Gaza and North Gaza include the localities of Umm al-Nasr the Bedouin village Beit Lahia Beit Hanoun Jabalia and its camp Al-Shate’ Camp Gaza City Madinat Al-Zahra Al-Mughraqa and Juhr Al-Dik.
The Central Bureau of Statistics mentioned that it has calculated the estimates on the number of citizens residing in Gaza and North Gaza based on actual datasets that monitored the reality in Gaza Strip before and during the aggression on Gaza Strip using data from the Palestinian telecommunications companies and the Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology.
The statement came at a time when the Israeli army has been renewing its call on the people of the northern Gaza to move towards the south. The residents of those areas however expressed their refusal of displacement and proved their steadfastness by staying at their homes and neighborhoods.
The displaced people were subjected to Israeli relentless bombardment resulting in the death of dozens of martyrs on the roads that were claimed to be safe corridors by the Israeli army.
Areas south of the Gaza Valley which were claimed safe zones were also subjected to Israeli raids resulting in numerous massacres. Besides the areas of Gaza City and the North Governorate especially in Jabalia witnessed Israeli successive massacres that left hundreds of martyrs.
For 42 days the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza leaving more than 11500 martyrs including 4710 children and 3160 women as well as 29800 injured 70% of whom are children and women according to official Palestinian sources.
