Gaza Humanitarian Access Snapshot #6 (11 September - 9 October 2024) [EN/AR]

INTRODUCTION

Palestinian NGOs and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are at the forefront of responding to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Palestinian organizations face the same blockages incurred by INGOs, but often with intensified challenges such as safety concerns, restricted access, forced displacement orders, and logistical constraints. Since most INGO staff in Gaza are local Palestinians, the shared impact of such obstacles is deeply felt. More significantly, Palestinian NGOs and CSOs bear the highest risks in carrying out aid operations, as many of their staff are directly affected by the violence, witnessing the devastation inflicted on their own families and communities. Despite international humanitarian law’s obligation to protect aid workers, since October 2023, more than 300 aid workers have been killed in Gaza alone – a number which exceeds the total amount of humanitarian aid workers killed in the entire world in any year across the last two decades.

Humanitarian Access Snapshot #6 reflects these challenges faced by Palestinian NGOs and CSOs, alongside INGOs, in delivering aid. Some CSOs have requested anonymity and are therefore referenced as ‘partners’ of INGOs.