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Thomas White

@TomWhiteCW8

Humanitarian

Joined January 2022
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In Rafah southern #Gaza, there are 1.4 million people - tens of kilometres of people living in the streets in plastic makeshift shelters. A military offensive in the middle of these completely exposed, vulnerable people is a recipe for disaster. I am almost becoming wordless. My latest in @FT 👇 ft.com/content/83ec1189-567c…
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Thomas White retweeted
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@UNRWA8 Feb 2024
"Enormous concern, fear in Rafah in the last 48 hours - we've seen some very heavy airstrikes" @TomWhiteGaza tells @AJEnglish there is huge concern of an offensive in Rafah southern📍#Gaza - where the population is now 6 times more than before the war & one Gaza's poorest areas.
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#Gaza this morning a food convoy waiting to move into Northern Gaza was hit by Israeli naval gunfire - thankfully no one was injured @UNRWA
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Image from Thomas White (@TomWhiteCW8)
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@UNRWA3 Feb 2024
“It’s going to be deciding who lives and dies” @TomWhiteGaza “Such a scenario would be a catastrophic failure of the international community.” @nytimes What Withholding Funds to @UNRWA Means for📍#Gaza ⬇️ nytimes.com/2024/02/02/world…
What Withholding Funds to UNRWA Means for Gaza (Published 2024)

What Withholding Funds to UNRWA Means for Gaza (Published 2024)

After 12 employees of the U.N. agency were accused of participating in the Oct. 7 attack against Israel, some donor countries have suspended funding. But more than a million people in Gaza depend on...

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184K people registered for humanitarian assistance after being forced to leave Khan Younis in recent days #gaza @unrwa
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@UNRWA31 Jan 2024
"We've lost a health clinic, major shelters- facilities that were supporting the people of Khan Younis" @TomWhiteGaza explains how @UNRWA along with thousands of the already displaced #Gaza population have been forced to flee Khan Younis due to intense fighting over last 8 days.
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Senior UN official in #Gaza : civilians trapped amid intensified attacks in Khan Younis Read the full statement. ochaopt.org/content/senior-u…
Senior UN official in Gaza: civilians trapped amid intensified attacks in Khan Younis | United...

Senior UN official in Gaza: civilians trapped amid intensified attacks in Khan Younis | United...

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Update - attack on Khan Younis Training Centre this afternoon - two tank rounds hit building that shelters 800 people - reports now 9 dead and 75 injured @UNRWA and @WHO team trying to reach the centre - agreed upon route with Israeli Army blocked with earth bank #Gaza
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Fighting is escalating in Khan Younis #Gaza - the @UNRWA Training Centre sheltering 10Ks of displaced people has just been hit - buildings ablaze and mass casualties - safe access to/from the centre has been denied for 2 days - people are trapped.
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One of the largest @UNRWA shelters in Khan Younis (southern #Gaza) was hit during military operations yesterday. At least 6 displaced people were killed and many more injured during intense fighting around our the shelter. Terrified staff, patients and displaced people are now trapped inside the few remaining hospitals in Khan Younis as heavy fighting continues. I call on all parties to take every precaution to minimize harm and protect civilians, medical facilities and personnel and @UN premises in accordance with international law.
Image from Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini)
Image from Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini)
Image from Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini)
Image from Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini)
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Thanks to @cnni for the footage
Thomas White (@TomWhiteCW8) profile pictureThomas White@TomWhiteCW830 Dec 2023
People are hungry and just desperate for food @UNRWA convoy in #Gaza City this week. 40% of the population at risk of famine. More regular supplies needed - require safe and sustainable #humanitarain access everywhere including to the North of Gaza
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People are hungry and just desperate for food @UNRWA convoy in #Gaza City this week. 40% of the population at risk of famine. More regular supplies needed - require safe and sustainable #humanitarain access everywhere including to the North of Gaza
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#Gaza - Israeli soldiers fired at an aid convoy as it returned from Northern Gaza along a route designated by the Israeli Army - our international convoy leader and his team were not injured but one vehicle sustained damage - aid workers should never be a target. @UNRWA
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#Gaza People forced to move once again. More people in less space. Rafah in the south is now bursting at the seams. No respite. Time for a humanitarian #ceasefire @UNRWA
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@UNRWA23 Dec 2023
"We remain very concerned that once aid is in📍#Gaza the ongoing conflict is preventing us from delivering that aid" @TomWhiteGaza @AJEnglish: Same time as the @UN Security Council, Israeli authorities were telling more people to move & signalling a broadening of the offensive.
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People in #Gaza are People. They are not pieces on a checkerboard - many have already been displaced several times. The Israeli Army just orders people to move into areas where there are ongoing airstrikes. No place is safe, nowhere to go. @UNRWA
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Israeli authorities issued more evacuation orders for people in Middle Area of #Gaza to move to Deir al Balah to expand ongoing military operation. More than 150k people impacted, area already overwhelmed with displaced including @unrwa shelters
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Told @baysontheroad it is of utmost importance that the members of the @UN General Assembly realise if @UNRWA collapses in #Gaza, the Palestinian community will feel this ad the last betrayal of the International Community. @TalktoAlJazeera aljazeera.com/program/talk-t…
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Back in #Gaza, endless deepening tragedy. People are everywhere, live in the street, need everything. They plead for safety & for an end to this hell on earth. Our colleagues are asked to do the impossible in what is an impossible situation.
Image from Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini)
Image from Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini)
Image from Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini)
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Ashraf Amra@amra_ashraf9 Dec 2023
Displaced Palestinians, living in a tent camp in the city of Deir Al Balah, struggling with limited resources and difficult conditions, wait to receive soup distributed by volunteers in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza on December 09, 2023. Photo by Ashraf Amra
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Image from Ashraf Amra (@amra_ashraf)
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Image from Ashraf Amra (@amra_ashraf)
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Yesterday listening to people in an @UNRWA shelter in Deir al Balah- stories of grief and loss - shocking living conditions - yet an indefatigable will to survive and look after their loved ones - very humbling. #Gaza
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Image from Thomas White (@TomWhiteCW8)
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