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Highlights
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Following the escalation on Saturday 7th October, WFP, in partnership with UNRWA, began distributing fresh bread and canned food to 73,000 IDPs in UNRWA shelters inside Gaza.
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WFP plans to scale up food and cash assistance to 805,000 Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank. Urgent funds (USD 17.3M) and a corridor to replenish humanitarian and commercial food stocks are required.
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WFP urges safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to affected areas, calling on all parties to uphold the principles of humanitarian law, taking every necessary measure to safeguard lives.
IN NUMBERS
USD17.3M WFP emergency response funding requirements for 1 month
805,000 Affected people targeted by WFP emergency assistance in the next month
73K Affected IDPs in UNRWA shelters received WFP food assistance to date
SITUATION UPDATE
Following military escalations on 7 October, a siege has been imposed on Gaza along with a shutdown of electricity, food, water and fuel supplies, with impeded access to and within Gaza. Fuel shortages and a potential shutdown of electricity also poses a risk on humanitarian operations.
Some 200,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Gaza to date, with the majority of them sheltering in UNRWA schools, some of which are designated emergency shelters.
In the West Bank, movement, access restrictions and violence are limiting people’s ability to access shops for food and other needs.
WFP RESPONSE
On 9 October, WFP and UNRWA started distributing fresh bread and canned food to around 73,000 people in shelters. WFP also began assessing markets and shops' stock availability to prepare for the emergency cash assistance response.
WFP also began assessing markets and shops' stock availability to prepare for the emergency cash assistance response.
WFP regular e-voucher assistance for October cycle is ongoing. Around 122,000 people across Gaza and the West Bank have redeemed their cash entitlements. If the situation allows, WFP will provide an additional top up to support the surging needs due to the escalation.
WFP is purchasing additional food items in the region and requires urgent access to deliver procured food into Palestine to meet the rising needs. The WFP-led Logistics Cluster may be activated to facilitate access of humanitarian goods on behalf of other partners.