Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2018), para. 26
Paragraph
Original document
Paragraph text
Gravely concerned about the extremely difficult socioeconomic conditions being faced by the Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly in the refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, as a result of the recurrent military operations, continuing prolonged Israeli closures, the construction of settlements and the wall, evictions, the demolition of homes and liv elihood properties causing forced transfers of civilians, and the severe economic and movement restrictions that in effect amount to a blockade, which have deepened unemployment and poverty rates among the refugees, with potentially lasting, long - term negative effects, while taking note of developments with regard to the situation of access there,