The heads of the six United Nations agencies have called on international community to take urgent and decisive action to restore a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

In a joint statement, they also underlined need for ensuring unrestricted humanitarian access and protection of civilians in the Gaza.

The statement said new Israeli evacuation order has displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

The statement was signed by the leaders of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Children's Fund, the UN Office for Project Services, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization.