Highlights The oPt has witnessed a significant decrease in the numbers of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the reporting period UN Experts call on Israel to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines...
Overview | October - December 2020 Despite the heightened hardship and uncertainty that characterized 2020, the year ended with cautious optimism, following the worldwide launch of a COVID-19...
HIGHLIGHTS Thirty-four per cent decline in active cases throughout the oPt. Public health restrictions eased slightly in the West Bank and Gaza. The Palestinian Authority (PA) secures provision of...
Latest development (outside the reporting period) On 5 January, near the Gush Etzion junction (Hebron), the security coordinator of an Israeli settlement shot and killed a Palestinian man who...
Highlights The oPt has witnessed a slight decrease in the numbers of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the reporting period Public health restrictions have been extended in the West Bank...
HIGHLIGHTS • Active cases decline in the West Bank, but rise again in the Gaza Strip. • Israeli public health measures temporarily limit the entry of international NGO staff. • Preparations for a...
6,518 referrals issued to access health facilities outside the Palestinian MoH1,165 Gaza5,268 West Bank 319 Gaza patients exited through Beit Hanoun/Erez for healthcare267 Gaza patient companions...
Biweekly highlights • On 21 December, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy from Qabatiya (Jenin) reportedly opened fire at a police post in the Old City of Jerusalem and was subsequently shot and killed by...
Highlights The oPt has witnessed a stabilizing trend with a slight decrease in the numbers of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Public health restrictions continue in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during...
In Numbers US$4.1 m cash-based transfers made US$27 m six months net funding requirements (January- June 2021) 335,018 people assisted in November 2020 Operational Updates • Under the national 16...
Highlights The oPt continues to witness a rise of COVID-19 cases, with a 30% increase in deaths in the reporting period The Palestinian Authority extends and broadens public health restrictions in...
HIGHLIGHTS • 302 new COVID-19 fatalities, including highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. • Number of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) doubles. • Another 25,000 cases...
HIGHLIGHTS • Record number of demolitions and seizures: highest number of EUfunded structures demolished in a single month since January 2017. • The freeze on the demolition of inhabited homes in...
Biweekly highlights • Israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy and severely injured three 16-year-old boys in four separate incidents across the West Bank. The fatal shooting...
Highlights The oPt continues to witness a surge of COVID-19 cases with sustained community transmission The risk that the health system may reach capacity limits and get overwhelmed remains high WHO...
6,489 referrals issued to access health facilities outside the Palestinian MoH 783 Gaza 5,625 West Bank 158 Gaza patients exited through Beit Hanoun/Erez for healthcare 127 Gaza patient companions...
Highlights The oPt continues to witness a significant surge of SARS-CoV-2 cases in the community, especially in the West Bank. The cumulative total of COVID-19 cases in oPt surpassed 100,000 The risk...
HIGHLIGHTS • Unprecedented surge in COVID-19; active cases double in the oPt, triple in Gaza. • Cumulative total of COVID-19 cases surpasses 100,000, with some 80,000 recoveries. • Another 178 people...
Latest development (outside the reporting period) On 25 November, citing the lack of building permits, the Israeli authorities demolished 11 Palestinian-owned structures in the Massafer Yatta area of...
Highlights The oPt is witnessing a concerning dynamic of community spread of SARS-CoV-2, with increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases While the health system at this stage can cope with the increasing...