Highlights
In the West Bank, 148 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces or settlers between 13 and 19 October, including 69 in olive-harvest-related settler attacks.
Since 1 September, 272 olive-harvest-related settler attacks have been documented, exceeding the totals recorded during the entire 2024 and 2025 harvest seasons.
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in Jerusalem governorate, bringing to 14 the number of mosques vandalized by settlers since the beginning of 2026 in the West Bank.
According to WHO, 146 attacks on health care were recorded in the West Bank between January and September 2026, resulting in four fatalities and 43 injuries, alongside 131 instances of obstruction to health-care delivery.
In Gaza, as of 22 October, eight children had been reported killed and 20 injured in just six days. These are among hundreds of children who have been reported killed since the announcement of the October 2025 ceasefire.
According to the Gaza Market Monitoring Committee, the price of food items soared. Potatoes reportedly rose by 72 per cent, and the food basket increased by 20 per cent on average.
Due to funding shortages, Food Security Sector partners are only being able to reach less than one million people out of an estimated 2.1 million in Gaza with monthly food aid from October 2026 onwards. Meanwhile, 60 per cent of funds required by the Shelter Cluster to help people prepare for the cold and rainy season remains unmet and 11 partners might have to cease the delivery of drinking water by truck.
Across the Strip, trauma, surgical and rehabilitation supplies, as well as specialized medicines for noncommunicable diseases remain scarce due to ongoing aid entry restrictions. Oncology diagnostics and imaging are severely compromised.
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Fresh olives undergo washing at an olive mill in the Arraba village, Jenin governorate, before being processed for oil extraction, 22 October 2026. Photo by OCHA
