{"id":319467,"date":"2026-07-15T11:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=319467"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:52:18","slug":"monthly-bulletin-june2026","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/monthly-bulletin-june2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Immense suffering in Gaza, escalating settler violence in the OPT, Chile joins CEIRPP as Observer – Action by the UN System Relevant to the Question of Palestine (June 2026 Monthly Bulletin)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. Immense human suffering in Gaza and volatile OPT situation, UN Deputy Special Coordinator tells the Security Council<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Chile joins the UN Palestinian Rights Committee as an observer<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Escalating Israeli settler violence and deliberate targeting of children in the OPT<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. 1,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since ceasefire; UNRWA Pledging Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    <\/a>I. Immense human suffering in Gaza and volatile OPT situation, UN Deputy Special Coordinator tells the Security Council<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Briefing the UN Security Council on 29 June, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process stressed<\/a> that Gaza still faced \u201cprofound uncertainty and immense human suffering\u201d. Israeli airstrikes and military operations resulted in over 1,000 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire. Sanitation conditions remained \u201calarming\u201d, he said. The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Gaza, remained volatile. He expressed concern by the steps taken by Israeli authorities to implement formal land registration in Area C, representing serious risk of further settlement expansion and entrenchment of the unlawful occupation, and reiterated alarm over \u00a0settler violence, access restrictions, demolitions and prolonged security operations that \u201chave resulted in the largest displacement crisis in the West Bank since 1967\u201d.<\/p>\n

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    1. Secretary-General appeals for de-escalation and respect for international law in Middle East<\/a> (8 June)<\/li>\n
    2. Secretary\u2011General urges political solutions and dialogue for lasting peace in the Middle East<\/a> (10 June)<\/li>\n
    3. UNSCO condemns attacks on places of worship near Ramallah <\/a>(17 June)<\/li>\n
    4. Uncertainty and immense human suffering in Gaza, escalating violence and tensions in the West Bank, UN Deputy Special Coordinator tells the Security Council <\/a>(29 June)<\/li>\n
    5. Palestinian Lives in Shatters, Speakers Tell Security Council, as Israel Disputes Narrative <\/a>(29 June)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      <\/a>II. Chile joins the UN Palestinian Rights Committee as an observer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      On 24 June, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held its 429th<\/sup> meeting<\/a> to discuss its recent and upcoming activities, the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and approved Chile\u2019s\u00a0request for\u00a0observer status. The Committee also received a briefing from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on the financial and operational situation of the Agency.<\/p>\n

      Earlier, on 4 June, the Committee Bureau condemned<\/a> the order signed by the Minister of Finance of Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, instructing the Israeli Civil Administration to begin proceeding with the eviction of the Palestinian community of Khan al-Ahmar in the so-called \u201cE1 area\u201d in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It further urged Israel to\u00a0immediately\u202fcease\u202fall\u202fillegal\u202fsettlement activities\u202fin the\u202foccupied\u202fWest Bank, including East Jerusalem,\u202fand\u202fto halt\u202fall acts\u202fof violence against\u202fPalestinians.<\/p>\n

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      1. UN Palestinian Rights Committee Bureau\u202fcondemns the\u00a0order to\u00a0implement\u00a0the\u00a0eviction of Khan\u00a0al-Ahmar community\u202fin the\u00a0occupied\u00a0West Bank <\/a>(4 June)<\/li>\n
      2. 429th Committee meeting: Discussion of recent activities, Chile becomes observer<\/a> (24 June)<\/li>\n
      3. Newsletter on UN Palestinian Rights Committee Activities \u2013 No. 28 \/ April \u2013 June 2026<\/a> (30 June)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        <\/a>III. Escalating Israeli settler violence and deliberate targeting of children in the OPT<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        On 1 June, 14 UN experts expressed alarm<\/a> about the \u201csurging Israeli settler terror\u201d and the unprecedented level of brutality. \u201cViolence is used as a calculated, targeted tool to deny Palestinians access to essential services, agricultural and grazing areas, with the ultimate aim of severing the people\u2019s connection to the land\u201d, they said. The experts called on Israel to immediately cease facilitating settler violence and forced displacement, ensure accountability for settler attacks and effective protection of Palestinian communities. They also called for the safe and dignified return of displaced residents.<\/p>\n

        On 18 June, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel issued a new report<\/a> entitled \u201cThe essence of childhood has been destroyed\u201d: Israel\u2019s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023\u201d. The Commission concluded that in Gaza \u201cthe Israeli government and security forces have deliberately carried out acts inflicting death and severe bodily and mental harm on hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children\u201d, by directly shooting at their vital organs and using high impact weapons causing widespread and systematic attacks on civilian infrastructure crowded with children. The killings continued even after the October 2025 ceasefire. The \u201charm suffered by Palestinian children was not incidental but intended to destroy the existence of the Palestinians in Gaza as a group\u201d, the Commission emphasized. Furthermore, the 2026 Secretary-General\u2019s report on Children and Armed Conflict<\/a> released on 16 June indicates that \u201cthe highest number of grave violations were verified in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory\u201d with 12,445 violations against 5,663 children, most of whom were Palestinians.<\/p>\n

        The UN Human Rights Office verified<\/a> 629 fatalities of the 1,007 recorded by the Ministry of Health in Gaza, including 196 killed in Israeli attacks near the so-called\u202f\u201cyellow line\u201d, from 10 October 2025 through early April 2026, according to a post on X on 18 June.<\/p>\n

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        1. UN experts alarmed by escalating settler terror and displacement in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a> (1 June)<\/li>\n
        2. UN Human Rights Office condemns repeated Israeli attacks on police personnel in Gaza [EN\/AR]<\/a> (3 June)<\/li>\n
        3. Press Release & report: Palestinian civilians are victims of all sides, trapped between the mass atrocities of Israeli forces and settlers and the fear-based rule of Hamas<\/a> (9 June)<\/li>\n
        4. UN Human Rights Office expresses concern over detention of health workers in Gaza<\/a> (10 June)<\/li>\n
        5. Surviving childhood under occupation – The catastrophic harm facing Palestinian children [EN\/AR] <\/a>(12 June)<\/li>\n
        6. Children and armed conflict – Report of the Secretary-General (A\/80\/723-S\/2026\/357) <\/a>(16 June)<\/li>\n
        7. \u201cThe essence of childhood has been destroyed\u201d: Israel\u2019s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023 – Report (A\/HRC\/62\/CRP.2) <\/a>(18 June)<\/li>\n
        8. More than 1,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza, 629 verified by the UN, since the ceasefire <\/a>(18 June)<\/li>\n
        9. Israel continues to commit genocide and other atrocity crimes by deliberately targeting Palestinian children<\/a> (23 June)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          <\/a><\/a><\/a>IV. 1,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since ceasefire; UNRWA Pledging Conference<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          On 18 June, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator briefed the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Gaza<\/a> since the ceasefire. He highlighted improvements in humanitarian access, expansion of health services, food distribution, shelters and rehabilitation of schools. However, he denounced that Palestinians continue to be killed, with the Ministry of Health in Gaza reporting over 1,000 deaths since 10 October, including over 250 children according to UN Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF). Too many Palestinians, he said, are being squeezed into an \u201cever-shrinking strip of land\u201d, suffering from deteriorated sanitation conditions and limited services. The Under-Secretary-General called for international diplomacy to regain focus on the implementation of \u201cresolution 2803, including a genuine ceasefire, the disarmament of Hamas and civilian leadership in Gaza\u201d. On 26 June, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), reported<\/a> that \u201cmost of the Gaza Strip is off limits to Palestinians and heavily restricted for aid workers to reach\u201d and that Israeli forces have used lethal force to enforce access restrictions to areas, citing data on fatalities verified<\/a> by the UN Human Rights Office.<\/p>\n

          On 30 June, the UN General Assembly hosted the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of\u00a0Voluntary Contributions to UNRWA, a pledging conference seeking sufficient and predictable financial contributions to the Agency. The UN Secretary-General<\/a> and the President of the UN General Assembly<\/a> called for urgent international funding for the Agency, stressing its vital role in support of Palestine refugees and regional stability. UNRWA Commissioner-General ad interim<\/a> stressed that in Gaza the Agency remains the largest humanitarian actor and most capable of providing services at scale. In the occupied West Bank, the Agency addresses the needs of Palestine refugees affected by the largest displacement since 1967 resulting from Israeli military operations in northern West Bank. Despite measures such as cost control, cashflow management, and reduction of service delivery hours, UNRWA cashflow deficit remains USD 100 million in 2026.<\/p>\n

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          1. Updates by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)\n