Highlights
Rapid response supported by the humanitarian community prevented loss of life near a solid waste dumpsite that caught fire in Gaza city.
Rodents and insects continue to drive increases in skin infections and other health risks across Gaza.
In the West Bank, the spread of foot-and-mouth disease is heightening humanitarian concerns for vulnerable Bedouin and herding communities.
In just a week, 55 Palestinians were displaced in Area C and East Jerusalem due to administrative demolitions and recurrent settler attacks and intimidation.
Amid ongoing movement restrictions and delays, the World Health Organization has documented 38 attacks on health care across the West Bank since January – affecting four health facilities and 33 ambulances.
Overview
Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, people’s ability to stay safe, maintain livelihoods and access basic services is being steadily worn down. Violence, displacement, restrictions on access and movement and damage to essential infrastructure are deepening humanitarian needs. Relief partners continue to respond, but insecurity, access constraints, restrictions on key partners, and shortages of critical supplies are limiting the scale, timeliness and durability of assistance, leaving already vulnerable communities unprotected and with fewer ways to cope.
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A boy in Gaza scoops up liquid from a stagnant pool of water, hoping to recover oil he can sell to help support his family. Photo by OCHA
