With an estimated fourfold increase in population density, exceeding 12,000 per square kilometre, Rafah is now the most densely populated area within the Gaza strip, the UN’s humanitarian office (OCHA) has said.

In a situation update, it stated: “Since Dec 3, tens of thousands of IDPs, who have arrived in Rafah, continue to face extremely overcrowded conditions both inside and outside shelters.”

Read the entire update here.