OCHA OPT (Palestine)

Rats. Insects. Disease. This is daily life for people in #Gaza. @UN and partners are improving sanitation and pest control. But lasting change requires debris-removal machinery to go into Gaza and access to waste disposal sites to be restored.

In #Gaza, NGO workers have been killed, services suspended & key supplies restricted. In the #WestBank, demolitions have driven record displacement amid violence. All the while, just over 10% of humanitarian funding for 2026 has been secured. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

Last week in Hammamat al Maleh, a donor-funded school was demolished after all community members were forced out by settlers. This is one of 45 Palestinian communities in the #WestBank fully displaced in similar circumstances since 2023. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

Just out: A new fact sheet and an updated map on access restrictions affecting 3.4 million Palestinians in the #WestBank – 925 obstacles as of December 2025, the highest number on a 20-year record. Learn more: ochaopt.org/content/moveme…

Our latest update: #WestBank: 925 movement obstacles – highest ever recorded. Since 2023, 45 communities fully displaced. #Gaza: Zikim reopens, more aid goes in but not enough. Water contractors killed. More: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

People in 80% of #Gaza’s displacement sites are exposed to widespread pests and skin infections. UN and partners are responding, but key supplies needed for pest-control, waste management and sanitation remain hard to bring in. Learn more: #pests-rodents-and-public-health" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ochaopt.org/content/humani…

Most Palestinians in #Gaza remain displaced. Last week, families at Al Ittihad tent site warned us of collapsing soil beneath their shelters. We're supporting those who chose to relocate as repairs begin. Durable shelter requires letting in machinery and other critical items.

Across the #Gaza Strip, attacks continue to be reported every day. They cost lives and disrupt critical services that communities depend on for survival. Statement by the Humanitarian Country Team ⤵️ bit.ly/3OckbNx

Statement by the Humanitarian Country Team in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: ochaopt.org/content/statem…

In #Gaza, civilians face strikes and rising environmental hazards, incl. pests & rodents, while health care is strained. In the #WestBank, additional Palestinians are killed, injured or displaced; >60 were killed by settlers in the past 3 years. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

Military orders are further prolonging the displacement of >33k Palestinians in the #WestBank, while settler violence continues. In #Gaza, skin diseases affect half of displacement sites, as approved supplies remain limited. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

Aid workers support people amid restrictions but needs often outpace resources. In #Gaza, cooking gas shortages force ~50% to use unsafe waste burning for cooking. In the #WestBank, March saw the 2nd-highest death toll by settlers since 2005. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

We thank the Government of Finland for its second contribution of $5.8M to the occupied Palestinian territory Humanitarian Fund. This important support will help partners scale up urgent humanitarian response across #Gaza and the #WestBank.

Just out: the annual report of the occupied Palestinian territory Humanitarian Fund @OCHAFunds. In 2025 too, despite immense challenges, the fund supported partners in delivering critical, life-saving assistance across #Gaza and the #WestBank. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/occupi…

Firas Market in #Gaza City - once an economic hub - became a dangerous 13-meter high pile of solid waste during the war. With funding from oPt Humanitarian Fund & @eu_echo @UNDP has begun the transfer of solid waste to a temporary dumpsite with expected completion in mid-2026.

Violence across the #WestBank continues to claim lives and deepen people’s needs. Since the onset of the regional escalation, >150 settler attacks have resulted in casualties or property damage in ~90 communities: over six attacks every day. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

We thank the Government of Austria for its generous contribution of $3.5M to the occupied Palestinian territory Humanitarian Fund. Your renewed trust in @OCHAFunds comes at a critical time, helping deliver life-saving assistance to those most in need.

Millions of people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory remain reliant on relief aid provided to them amid tight restrictions. Many lack protection and are killed, injured, displaced or have their properties destroyed. Our latest report: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

Following the eviction of 15 families in Batn Al Hawa, #EastJerusalem, humanitarian officials warn of a dangerous escalation in unlawful forced evictions, which are part of a pattern of forcible transfer across the #WestBank. Read the full statement: ochaopt.org/content/un-and…

Earlier today, Israeli forces evicted Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem. Their homes were taken over by the settlers. Hundreds of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem are facing eviction. Read more: bit.ly/4t8dGdg