Geneva/ Gaza, 27 May 2025 – The Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster is deeply alarmed by the escalating humanitarian crisis resulting from the renewed Israeli military offensive across the Gaza Strip, which has forcibly displaced almost 180,000 people between 15-25 May.

The latest wave of displacement comes as direct attacks on sites have become common, including deadly airstrike on tents in the al-Mawasi area and a school-turned-shelter in Gaza city. Intensifying military operations across North Gaza, eastern Khan Younis, and eastern Deir al Balah over the past ten days have also caused numerous casualties.

The Global CCCM Cluster unequivocally condemns attacks on displacement sites in the strongest terms. These sites serve to protect displaced civilians, in line with the enduring obligation under international humanitarian law to ensure the safety and dignity of civilian populations in all circumstances.

As one Palestinian aid worker in al-Mawasi describes, civilians are facing deep exhaustion and trauma of repeated displacement. "I’m so tired. We’ve been forced to move before and [our family] got split up—it didn’t help. My sibling died in a 'safe' zone after they bombed it. They call places safe, then attack them. I’d rather stay home with my family and face whatever comes, at least we all die together, rather than be separated."

Since the collapse of the ceasefire on 18 March, nearly 616,000 people have been displaced—multiple times, some as many as ten. During the ceasefire, over half a million people went back to their homes, mostly in the North, to try to rebuild their lives. That fragile progress has now been reversed, as intensified military operations are once again displacing families away from the areas they had only recently returned to.

Humanitarian partners now estimate that 80 per cent of the Gaza Strip, originally only 365 square kilometres, is under displacement orders or marked as “no-go” zones. Nowhere in Gaza can be considered safe, however, as airstrikes and fighting affect the entire Strip. Civilians are being pushed into increasingly overcrowded and hazardous displacement sites. Since 18 March, over 260 sites hosting over 125,000 individuals have been impacted by displacement orders, forcing many to relocate once again, while others remain in place, still exposed to hostilities and lacking options for safer refuge.

With the ongoing aid blockade, there has been no guarantee of shelter, assistance, or protection for civilians. Constant movement restrictions and indiscriminate strikes on civilian infrastructure, including shelters, schools, hospitals, and tents, over the last 19 months have continuously exposed civilians to immense danger and raise grave concern.
Global CCCM Cluster Statement

For the full statement: Global Camp Coordination Camp Management Cluster Condemns Attacks on Displacement Sites in Gaza - 27 May 2025 | CCCM Cluster