10 July 2026

OCHA says that humanitarian operations in the?Occupied Palestinian Territory?continue to be constrained by insecurity, Israeli access restrictions, and funding shortfalls.

On Wednesday, World Central Kitchen??that Israeli forces killed a driver working for one of its logistics partners while he was transporting aid from Kerem Shalom to the organization’s warehouse in Gaza. World Central Kitchen has called for a full accounting of the killing.

OCHA reiterates that under international humanitarian law, civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected.

Against this backdrop, humanitarian partners responded to emerging needs last week, assisting more than 970 families affected by 11 incidents across Gaza. These incidents included airstrikes, new displacement linked to military activity, and movement of the so-called “Yellow Line,” as well as fires in shelters and sewage flooding. The response included tents, blankets, mattresses, hygiene and dignity kits, jerrycans, tarpaulins and food assistance.

The UN and its partners also continue supporting people facing protracted displacement – which is nearly all of Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

Communicable diseases remain widespread. Last week, partners working on health provided more than 243,000 medical consultations across over 200 service points in Gaza. Acute respiratory illnesses and skin diseases remain the most frequently reported conditions, while waterborne diseases continue to rise, particularly in Khan Younis. More than 18,000 new cases of chickenpox, ectoparasite infestation and impetigo – a bacterial skin infection – were also recorded last week.

Health partners warn that the delivery of medical services continues to be constrained by?shortages or?high costs?of?fuel,?generator oil,?spare parts and supplies.

Meanwhile, in the West Bank, humanitarian partners report that Israeli military operations, expanding movement restrictions, demolitions, settlement expansion and settler violence continue. The result is that more Palestinians are being displaced, protection risks are increasing, and access to housing, livelihoods and essential services is becoming ever more restricted.

Since the beginning of the month, 67 people were displaced by demolitions and two dozen structures were demolished, including two funded by donors to support people in need. Israeli authorities demolish these structures for lacking building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain.

So far in 2026, settler attacks and demolitions due to lack of Israeli-issued permits have displaced more than 3,200 Palestinians – an average of 17 people per day, double the daily rate over the preceding three years.

Humanitarian partners have continued delivering critical assistance. In the first half of 2026, partners supporting child protection reached more than 5,300 children and 1,670 caregivers in Jerusalem governorate with psychosocial support, parenting support, emergency assistance and other services.

Across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, partners leading on education supported some 60,000 children through catch-up and remedial learning programmes. They also completed emergency rehabilitation work in 32 schools.

In terms of funding, just over a quarter of the $4.1 billion required for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory this year has been?