Around 500,000 Palestinians have been forced to flee within Gaza since March 18, when the ceasefire ended and Israel resumed its military attacks on the strip.
Our humanitarian cooperation partners estimate that half a million people have been forced to flee their homes for the first time, or once again, says Stephanie Tremblay, one of UN Secretary-General António Guterres' spokespersons.
Israel's military announced earlier on Wednesday that it now classifies around 30 percent of the Gaza Strip as an "operational security area".
