UN: By year-end, $1.2B will be needed for humanitarian needs in Gaza and West Bank

The United Nations humanitarian office said that the cost of meeting the needs of people in Gaza and the West Bank was estimated at $1.2 billion, Report informs referring to Reuters.

The cost of meeting the needs of 2.7 million people - that is the entire population of Gaza and 500,000 people in the West Bank - is estimated to be $1.2 billion, said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

That sums covers the humanitarian needs in Gaza and part of the West Bank until the end of the year.