occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Updates

INTRODUCTION Protection mainstreaming work and integrated programs are two of the four core areas for ensuring Centrality of Protection in humanitarian responses. Protection mainstreaming ensures...

A ceasefire is finally in place in Gaza, and the hostages held by Hamas have been freed. What the civilian population in Gaza needs most now is a massive expansion of supplies of food and medicines...

One Humanitarian Situation Update is being issued every week. The next Humanitarian Situation Update on the Gaza Strip will be issued on 11 February and the next Humanitarian Situation Update on the...

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Invisible in plain sight: The urgent crisis facing older people in Gaza A new report by HelpAge International – ‘Pushed Beyond Their Limits’ examines how older people in Gaza are coping following...

Ramallah/Beirut/Genève, 4 février 2026 : L'IFRC exprime sa profonde indignation face à l’assassinat de Hussein Hassan Hussein Al-Samiri, ambulancier dévoué du Croissant-Rouge palestinien. Hussein a...

Ramallah/Beirut/Ginebra, 4 de febrero de 2026: La Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y la Media Luna Roja (IFRC) está profundamente indignada por la muerte de Hussein Hassan...

For the third consecutive day, Palestinians returning to Gaza through the newly reopened Rafah crossing have reported a consistent pattern of ill-treatment, abuse, and humiliation by Israeli military...

CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW • Since 12 January, heavy rainfall from a harsh winter storm has triggered widespread flooding across the Gaza Strip, inundating hundreds of tents and causing homes to...

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Ramallah/Beirut/Geneva, 4 February 2026: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is outraged by the killing of Hussein Hassan Hussein Al-Samiri, a dedicated...

Inter-cluster joint distributions responding to flooding continued throughoutJanuary, reaching 5,549 families. Assistance focused on joint packages ofremaining shelter items, NFIs, hygiene kits, and...

The Occupied Palestinian Territories face a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by severe food insecurity, mass displacement, and the near-collapse of essential services. In Gaza, the majority of...

CAIRO/PORT SAID, Egypt – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a critical contribution from France to support life saving nutrition assistance for vulnerable families in the Gaza...

In 2025, humanitarian access constraints continued impeding aid delivery and receipt across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. During the year, partners operating in the area reported 683...

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As 2025 drew to a close, Gaza entered the winter months under sustained strain. Cold temperatures, heavy rainfall, and winter storms compounded an already severe humanitarian crisis—particularly for...

THE GAZA STRIP SITUATION UPDATE The nutrition status of children in Gaza remained critical throughout 2025. A brief ceasefire in January 2025 led to temporary improvements in humanitarian access...

CONTEXT Humanitarian and health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) have severely deteriorated since October 2023, with more than 2.9 million people now requiring humanitarian...