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Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt): Flash Update #1 - Escalation of hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza

Post date Thursday, 11 May, 2023 - 13:19
Document Type Assessment Report
Sources Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

- On 9 May 2023, before dawn, the Israeli military launched an operation codenamed “Shield and Arrow.” On 9 May and in the afternoon of 10 May, Israeli forces carried out airstrikes and shelling on multiple targets across the Gaza Strip. In the afternoon of 10 May, Palestinian armed groups in Gaza fired numerous rockets from multiple locations towards Israel.
- As of noon on 10 May, the United Nations (UN) had verified the killing of 16 Palestinians, including ten civilians, four members of armed groups and two whose status is yet to be confirmed. Among the civilians were three girls, one boy, four women and two men. The Gaza Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported four more fatalities today; the UN has not yet verified this information.
- As of 16:30 on 10 May, according to the Gaza MoH, 42 Palestinians, including children and women, have been injured. Some of the wounded are reportedly in critical condition.

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