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HIGHLIGHTS
• Nowhere in Gaza is safe, and conditions remain volatile. Intensified Israeli military action has led to the re-displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians. This has severely limited humanitarian operations and forced food distribution points to close and evacuate.
• Aid delivery through crossings is severely hampered, with missions denied and partners forced to shut down. Deliveries of fuel to Gaza have been severely constrained, which affected trucks, hospitals, generators, sewage pumping, desalination systems, and bakeries. WFP urges for a ceasefire and calls to restore the rule of law within Gaza, reestablishing operational and safe entry points.
• Polio has been detected in water in some areas of Gaza, which raises fears of an outbreak and the necessity to enhance vaccination efforts.
• Food assistance is not enough to reach all those in need and lacks dietary diversity due to scarce commercial commodities and high prices, especially in northern Gaza.
• WFP warns of the risk of the Gaza conflict to spread to the West Bank, and to potentially push 600,000 people into food insecurity.
• Despite challenges, WFP has assisted over 1.1 million people in July so far – 956,621 in Gaza with General Food Assistance and cash-based transfers, and over 157,510 in the West Bank with cash-based transfers