• UNRWA says it has opened 69 shelters in the Gaza Strip to cope with the rising number of displaced people.
    UNRWA says it has opened 69 shelters in the Gaza Strip to cope with the rising number of displaced people.
  • This as Israel continues to rain down air strikes, tank and artillery shells on homes, offices and other targets in its campaign to stamp out militant rocket fire.
    This as Israel continues to rain down air strikes, tank and artillery shells on homes, offices and other targets in its campaign to stamp out militant rocket fire.
  • The conflict, the bloodiest since the 2009/2010, has killed more than 570 Palestinians.
    The conflict, the bloodiest since the 2009/2010, has killed more than 570 Palestinians.
  • At least 27 Israelis, including two civilians, have lost their lives.
    At least 27 Israelis, including two civilians, have lost their lives.
  • The death toll and number of displaced have risen rapidly since Israel began a ground offensive on July 17, 2014.
    The death toll and number of displaced have risen rapidly since Israel began a ground offensive on July 17, 2014.
  • Thousands of Palestinians fled from Beit Hanoun to find shelter at a UN school on Sheik Zaid Street in the Sheik Zaid neighbourhood in northern Gaza July 21, 2014.
    Thousands of Palestinians fled from Beit Hanoun to find shelter at a UN school on Sheik Zaid Street in the Sheik Zaid neighbourhood in northern Gaza July 21, 2014.
  • The residents of Beit Hanoun were warned by the Israeli military to evacuate from their homes as soon as possible ahead of the ground offensive.
    The residents of Beit Hanoun were warned by the Israeli military to evacuate from their homes as soon as possible ahead of the ground offensive.
  • Displaced Palestinians sprawled in the courtyard at the UN Jabalya Boys School on July 21,2014
    Displaced Palestinians sprawled in the courtyard at the UN Jabalya Boys School on July 21,2014
  • An elderly displaced Palestinian man looks towards the sky after an explosion was heard nearby as many find refuge in the courtyard at the UN Jabalya Boys School on July 21, 2014.
    An elderly displaced Palestinian man looks towards the sky after an explosion was heard nearby as many find refuge in the courtyard at the UN Jabalya Boys School on July 21, 2014.

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In pictures: more than 100,000 Palestinians displaced in Gaza

Rob Gurdebeke

July 22, 2014

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The UN says the number of Palestinians seeking refuge at the United Nations sites in Gaza has soared to more than 100,000 in the two-week offensive – more than double the figues seen in the 2009 conflict. Photos by Heidi Levine for The National

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