The UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA) says more than 142,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced since Israel resumed its war on Gaza on March 18, Al Jazeera reports.

“Fleeing with only a few personal belongings, many people are now staying on the streets, in desperate need for food, drinking water, and shelter essentials,” the agency said.

The displacement is being driven mainly by Israel’s displacement orders and its destruction of homes and public infrastructure, OCHA said. Since Israel resumed the onslaught, its military has issued six notices, placing about 15 per cent of the Gaza Strip under evacuation.

The agency said about 250,000 people were in the areas slated for evacuation in Rafah, Khan Younis and north Gaza, including more than 50,000 people at 240 sites for internally displaced people.