On May 16, according to the report of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the 15th, the armed conflict in the Gaza Strip continued to escalate, causing more civilian deaths and displacement, as well as serious damage to infrastructure. The Israeli military issued three new evacuation orders from the 14th to the 15th, affecting about 7% of the Gaza Strip and approximately 100000 people. Some evacuation orders overlapped with previous orders, resulting in the impact of 30 displaced person shelters, 6 temporary teaching sites, and multiple water and sanitation facilities. Currently, about 71% of the area in Gaza has been designated as an evacuation zone or military control zone, seriously hindering humanitarian rescue operations. Currently, there are still about 9000 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies stranded at the border. The United Nations urges the immediate opening of aid channels to prevent further escalation of humanitarian disasters.
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