Humanitarian Situation Update #302 | Gaza Strip

The Humanitarian Situation Updates on the Gaza Strip and on the West Bank are both Issued every Wednesday/Thursday. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. The next Humanitarian Situation Update on the Gaza Strip will be published on 9 or 10 July.

Key Highlights

• Attacks on tents and schools hosting displaced people and on people trying to access food continue to be reported, resulting in mass casualties.
• Over 714,000 people, or a third of Gaza’s population, have been displaced over the past three months.
• Fuel is running out, placing lifesaving services, including intensive care units and water production facilities, at risk of shutting down imminently.
• Without fuel, child protection workers have been forced to operate on foot, which delays urgent missions and places unaccompanied, separated and other vulnerable children at heightened risk.
• At least 107 aid workers have been killed since the start of 2025, including nine in the past week, bringing the total to 479 since October 2023, among them 326 UN staff.

Humanitarian Developments

• Since 18 March 2025, Israeli forces have escalated bombardment from the air, land and sea across the Gaza Strip and expanded ground operations. Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups has been reported. Attacks on tents and schools hosting internally displaced people (IDPs), and on people trying to access food continue to be reported (see below). Combined, this has resulted in hundreds of casualties, continued destruction of civilian infrastructure, and large-scale displacement.
• On 27 June, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that people in Gaza “are being killed simply trying to feed themselves and their families,” with bombs “falling – on tents, on families, on those with nowhere left to run” and families “now confined to less than one-fifth of Gaza’s land.” At the same time, humanitarian operations are being strangled, “[d]octors are forced to choose who gets the last vial of medicine, or the last ventilator [and] aid workers themselves are starving,” he added. The UN Chief stressed that “we cannot allow the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza to be pushed into the shadows” and that “Israel, as the occupying Power, is required by international law, to agree to and to facilitate humanitarian relief.”
• On 1 July, more than 160 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Gaza issued an urgent call for immediate action to end the military-controlled food distributions, describing them as “deadly.” The NGOs warn that “Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice: starve or risk being shot while trying desperately to reach food to feed their families.” The statement describes how, under this scheme, “starved and weakened civilians are being forced to trek for hours through dangerous terrain and active conflict zones, only to face a violent, chaotic race to reach fenced, militarized distribution sites with a single entry point. There, thousands are released into chaotic enclosures to fight for limited food supplies.” The NGOs urge a return to the existing coordination mechanisms and call for the immediate lifting of the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. The statement also cites concerns raised by the Sphere Association – the body that sets minimum standards for humanitarian aid – which has warned that the new distribution scheme does not adhere to core humanitarian standards and principles.
• On 2 July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed deep alarm at the intensification of hostilities over the past three days in Jabalya, in North Gaza, and Gaza city, noting that “Gaza’s already-decimated healthcare system [is struggling] to absorb the relentless surge in critical cases,” amid dangerously low levels of essential supplies, fuel and body bags that compromise the “ability to treat the wounded or ensure dignified management of the dead.” Reiterating its call for the protection of medical personnel and medical facilities in Gaza, ICRC added that displacement orders not only contribute to family separation and give little time for people to gather their few belongings, but they also hamper the ability of first responders to reach those in need and overwhelm the capacity of health centres located outside of those areas.
• According to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, between 25 June and 2 July, 630 Palestinians were killed, and 2,353 were injured. Between 7 October 2023 and 2 July 2025, the MoH in Gaza reported that at least 57,012 Palestinians were killed, and 134,592 Palestinians were injured. This includes 6,454 people killed and 22,551 injured since the re-escalation of hostilities on 18 March 2025, according to MoH. The Ministry said that the cumulative figure, since October 2023, includes 223 fatalities who were retroactively added on 2 July 2025 after their identification details were consolidated and approved by a ministerial committee. According to MoH, casualties among people trying to access food supplies has increased to 640 fatalities and more than 4,488 injuries since 27 May 2025.
• Between 26 June and 1 July, nine aid workers were reportedly killed in Gaza, including three on 26 June, bringing the total number of aid workers killed to 107 since the start of 2025 and 479 since October 2023. This includes 326 UN staff, 48 PRCS, three ICRC and another 102 staff of humanitarian organizations. On 26 June, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that a nurse working at a PRCS clinic in Deir al Balah, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. On the same day, Action Against Hunger stated that two of its members were killed by an Israeli airstrike that occurred in a highly populated area in southern Gaza. On 27 June, the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC) reported that one of its staff was killed in an airstrike in Deir al Balah. Moreover, Fares Al Arab for Development, a Protection Cluster partner, stated that a female aid worker was killed on 30 June. On 1 July, another female working at PARC was reportedly killed along with 23 members of her family when their house was hit in North Gaza.
• The Israeli military continues to conduct intense military attacks on Al Mawasi area in western Khan Younis, many of which “appear to target directly makeshift tents” and kill entire families, while ordering Palestinians from other parts of Gaza to move to “known shelters” (in Al Mawasi), stated the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in the OPT. The population of Al Mawasi, an area of roughly nine square kilometres, has more than tripled over the past three months, from about 115,000 to over 425,000, due to the continued issuance of displacement orders and intensified military operations in Rafah and Khan Younis. It currently has an estimated population density of nearly 48,000 people per square kilometre, almost all of whom are living in makeshift tents assembled with very basic materials. Between 18 March and 16 June 2025, OHCHR recorded 112 attacks on Al Mawasi, killing 380 people, including at least 158 women and children. Strikes on Al Mawasi area over the past week include:
  • On 26 June, at about 1:00, five Palestinians were reportedly killed when an IDP tent was hit in western Khan Younis.
  • On 28 June, at about 2:50, six Palestinians, including three females, were reportedly killed when an IDP tent was hit in western Khan Younis.
  • On 29 June, at about 0:20, five Palestinians, including two females, were reportedly killed and others injured when a tent was hit in southwestern Khan Younis.
• Between 26 June and 1 July, at least 10 schools sheltering IDPs were reportedly hit, including two that received a warning before being hit. The attacks resulted in the reported killing of 29 people, injuries, and the displacement of tens of families. However, many families have returned to some of the damaged schools due to the lack of alternative shelters. Key incidents include:
  • On 26 June, a school sheltering IDPs was hit in Ash Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in northern Gaza city, reportedly killing nine Palestinians, including a woman and several of her children, and injuring others.
  • On 27 June, a school sheltering IDPs in As Saftawi in North Gaza was hit, reportedly killing eight Palestinians, including five children, and injuring others.
  • On 30 June, an UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Gaza city was hit by Israeli forces, destroying one of the school's buildings and causing damage to another building and the medical point inside the school.
  • On 1 July, an UNRWA school-turned-shelter, sheltering 550 people, was hit in Deir al Balah, reportedly killing two people and injuring others.
• Mass casualties have continued to be reported daily over the past five weeks, as people approached or gathered near militarized, non-UN distribution sites or waited on routes designated by the Israeli authorities for the UN to collect trucks carrying aid. On 1 July, MoH in Gaza reported that between 27 May and 28 June, 583 people have been killed including children (16 per cent), women (two per cent) and the elderly (two percent). This includes 408 people killed in incidents linked to the militarized distribution sites and 175 killed while waiting for aid convoys. Describing the violence that Palestinians are subjected to at these distribution sites, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) noted that its medical teams have noticed a stark increase in the number of patients with gunshot wounds following frequent violence and attacks at and around the aid distribution sites. MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza added: “If people arrive early and approach the checkpoints, they get shot. If they arrive on time, but there is an overflow and they jump over the mounds and the wires, they get shot. If they arrive late, they shouldn't be there because it is an ‘evacuated zone,’ so they get shot.”
• Between 25 June and 1 July, other incidents resulting in fatalities include:
  • On 25 June, at about 17:00, eight Palestinians, including women and children, were reportedly killed and others injured when a residential building was hit in Ash Shuja’iyyeh area, in eastern Gaza city.
  • On 27 June, at about 10:30, at least 10 Palestinian males were reportedly killed, and others injured near a school in At Tuffah neighbourhood, in eastern of Gaza city. The location was reportedly hit again when people had gathered to provide first aid.
  • On 27 June, at about 14:40, 10 Palestinians were reportedly killed and others injured when a house was hit in Jabalya al Balad, in North Gaza.
  • On 27 June, at about 22:00, 13 Palestinians were reportedly killed and others injured when multiple apartments in a building were hit in central Gaza city.
  • On 28 June, at about 14:00, 11 Palestinians, including four children, were reportedly killed and others injured when a makeshift market stand in a public market was hit in At Tuffah neighbourhood, in eastern Gaza city.
  • On 27 June, at about 20:00, at least 14 Palestinians, comprising a family of 10, a married couple and their children and including eight females, were reportedly killed when an IDP tent was hit in Al Rimal neighbourhood, in western Gaza city.
  • On 29 June, at about 16:50, at least 17 Palestinians, including 11 females and of whom 12 are from the same family, were reportedly killed and dozens were injured when two adjacent residential buildings were hit in Jabalya an Nazlah, in North Gaza.
  • On 30 June, at about 10:30, at least 10 Palestinian males were reportedly killed and others injured when a commercial barrack was hit in Az Zaytoun neighbourhood, in Gaza city.
  • On 30 June, at about 14:30, some 33 Palestinians, including at least 10 females, a journalist and other social media influencers, were reportedly killed and dozens were injured, many critically, when a café, located on the beach of Gaza city was hit. The café is a well-known public venue, widely recognized as a social and cultural gathering place for residents of Gaza city.
  • On 1 July, at about 11:10, 10 Palestinians, including at least four females and one child, were reportedly killed and 15 others were injured when a residential building was hit in western Khan Younis.
  • On 1 July, at about 15:00, at least 23 Palestinians, including children and 15 females, were reportedly killed and others injured when a residential building was hit in Az Zaytoun neighbourhood, in southern Gaza city.
• Between 25 June and 2 July, two Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza, according to the Israeli military. Between 7 October 2023 and 2 July 2025, according to Israeli forces and official Israeli sources cited in the media, more than 1,637 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed, the majority on 7 October 2023 and its immediate aftermath. This includes 437 soldiers killed, in addition to 2,745 soldiers injured, in Gaza or along the border in Israel since the beginning of the ground operation in October 2023. Of these, 30 soldiers were killed and 161 injured since the re-escalation of hostilities on 18 March 2025. As of 2 July, it is estimated that 50 Israelis and foreign nationals remain captive in Gaza, including hostages who have been declared dead and whose bodies are being withheld.

Shrinking Humanitarian Space

• In vast areas across the Gaza Strip, humanitarian teams are required to coordinate their movements with the Israeli authorities. Between 25 June and 1 July, out of 85 attempts to coordinate planned aid movements across the Gaza Strip, nearly 27 per cent were denied by Israeli authorities, 14 per cent were initially accepted but faced impediments, including blocks or delays on the ground potentially resulting in missions being aborted or partially accomplished, 47 per cent were fully facilitated, and 12 per cent were withdrawn by the organizers for logistical, operational, or security reasons. These include 41 attempts to coordinate aid movements in or to northern Gaza, of which 44 per cent (18) were facilitated, 34 per cent (14) were denied, five per cent (two) faced impediments, and 17 per cent (seven) were withdrawn. In southern Gaza, out of 44 attempts, 50 per cent (22) were facilitated, 20 per cent (nine) were denied, 23 per cent (10) faced impediments and seven per cent (three) were withdrawn.
• A total collapse of humanitarian operations is imminently expected if no fuel enters the Gaza Strip. All the quantities of retrieved fuel from accessible reserves within Gaza have been allocated to humanitarian partners and operations, leaving no fuel supplies currently available for distribution. As a result, life-saving services, including health, water and sanitation, telecommunications and protection services are at imminent risk of shutting down, including inter alia:
  • Food supply delivery and distribution, heightening the risk of famine.
  • 72 of 90 health facilities and 25 ambulances points, jeopardizing the continued operation of Intensive Care Units (ICU), neonatal ICUs, and dialysis, ambulance and vaccine services. The remaining facilities are reducing their operations, relying on the very limited remaining stock of fuel.
  • Water production, sewage, and solid waste management services, with many already scaled down, threatening public health.
  • A telecommunications blackout, threatening aid delivery, coordination and civilian safety.
  • Lifesaving rescue missions and road clearance operations.
  • Collection of aid cargo from crossings.
• Between 25 June and 2 July, the Israeli military issued three displacement orders for parts of Khan Younis, Deir al Balah, North Gaza and Gaza governorates. Combined, the orders cover 14.4 square kilometres. The Site Management Cluster (SMC) reported that 28,660 people were displaced between 29 and 30 June. Since 18 March, the Israeli military has issued 50 displacement orders, placing about 282.4 square kilometres under displacement orders (78 per cent of the Gaza Strip). According to the SMC, more than 714,000 Palestinians in Gaza were displaced between 18 March and 1 July. With no safe place to go, many people have sought refuge in overcrowded displacement sites, makeshift shelters, damaged buildings, streets and open areas. People have been confined to ever-shrinking spaces; as of 2 July, 85 per cent of the Gaza Strip is within Israeli-militarized zones or placed under displacement orders (they largely overlap) since 18 March.
• Since 18 March, 61 attacks on schools have been reported, according to the Education Cluster. In addition to the physical destruction, the attacks have intensified fear among parents, children, and teachers, eroding confidence in the safety of school environments and discouraging participation in ‘education in emergency’ activities. Recurrent attacks on school infrastructure, ongoing bombardment and the issuance of displacement orders have also constrained the ability of education partners to operate and expand alternative learning spaces. Since 18 March, partners have been forced to suspend or relocate services at 139 temporary learning spaces (TLS) serving 24,316 students due to funding constraints. In addition, 190 TLS suspended operations due to hostilities since 18 March, affecting over 73,000 learners. While the number of functional TLS and learners’ enrolment continue to fluctuate given the volatile conditions, as of 2 July, 298 TLS serving 113,000 students are operating across the Gaza Strip, including eight in North Gaza, 106 in Gaza, 93 in Deir al Balah, 91 in Khan Younis and none in Rafah. This is compared with 570 TLS that were operational during the ceasefire in February, serving 249,000 learners. TLS not only offer the possibility of continued informal education, but they also serve as spaces for carrying out structured recreational activities to provide children with moments of relief and joy, nurture hope, and reinforce their resilience amid ongoing adversity. As such, according to the Education Cluster, the prolonged disruption of education in Gaza, worsened by the destruction of learning spaces, is having severe short- and long-term effects on children. In the immediate term, thousands are missing out on essential learning, losing routine and protection, and facing heightened risks to their mental health and safety. Over time, these setbacks will limit access to higher education and employment, threatening to create a lost generation and further entrenching hardship and inequality across communities.

Worsening access to health care

• The Head of the Paediatrics Department at Al-Nasr Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital in Gaza, Dr. Ragheb Wersh Agha, has warned of a sharp rise in meningitis, with hundreds of cases recorded at the hospital in recent weeks. MoH General Director, Dr. Munir Al Bursh, reported that 337 meningitis cases have been recorded, including 259 viral cases. Dr. Wersh Agha indicated that this increase is deeply concerning, particularly amid the collapse of Gaza’s health system and the catastrophic living conditions. “We are seeing a daily rise in meningitis infections, driven by severe shortages of clean water and hygiene supplies – conditions that are fuelling the spread of disease, especially in overcrowded shelters lacking the most basic public health standards,” Dr. Wersh Agha stated. He added that health-care facilities in Gaza are under unprecedented strain due to the ongoing blockade, the systematic destruction of health infrastructure, and the mass displacement into overcrowded areas, where even basic life essentials and health care are unavailable. Dr. Warsh Agha stressed that this overcrowding significantly increases the risk of infectious diseases outbreaks, including meningitis, while hospitals and clinics face acute shortages of medicines, antibiotics, and protective supplies.
• On 25 June, for the first time since 2 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) supported a total of 12 trucks from WHO and health partners carrying essential medical supplies, including blood units, to be distributed to priority health services points in Gaza. According to the Health Cluster, the blood (1,396 units) and plasma (1,550 units) were delivered to the Nasser Medical Complex’s cold storage facility for onward distribution to hospitals facing critical shortages, while the other supplies will be distributed to priority hospitals in the coming days. However, this represents only a fraction of what is needed to meet the overwhelming health needs on the ground.
• On 30 June, a tent sheltering IDPs in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah was reportedly hit, injuring five people, including two journalists, according to WHO. The hospital’s internal medicine department and its oxygen supply line sustained damage.
• On 1 July, the MoH announced that Shifa Medical Complex suspended dialysis services due to a critical fuel shortage, limiting its operations to only a few hours of intensive care and putting patients’ lives at severe risk. On 2 July, WHO delivered 3,000 litres of diesel from its remaining reserve in northern Gaza to Al-Shifa Hospital, aiming to prevent the shutdown of critical services. According to MoH, the received fuel would allow the resumption of dialysis services for the coming days. WHO added that one operating theatre is down, dialysis sessions have been cut from 3 to 2 days per week per patient, and the oxygen plant has stopped, forcing reliance on cylinders. MoH General Director, Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, described this as one of the most difficult decisions a doctor can face – deciding who will die first. He added that patients unable to receive haemodialysis will suffer from toxin buildup in their bodies, leading to death. Dr. Marwan Al-Hams, Director of Gaza Hospitals, stated that there are 1,200 kidney failure patients currently in Gaza, and that nearly 50 per cent of kidney failure patients have died since October 2023.
• After three weeks of no medical evacuations, on 2 July, WHO completed the evacuation of 19 child patients and 39 companions to Jordan and four patients and seven companions to Türkiye. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that “during the evacuation, strikes near the convoy damaged the bus, ambulances and vehicles transporting the patients, their companions, and WHO staff,” but no injuries were reported. Since October 2023, WHO has supported the evacuation of more than 7,300 patients from Gaza to receive critical medical care outside the Strip. However, since 18 March, only 338 patients have been medically evacuated abroad, which represents just a small fraction of the more than 10,000 patients who remain in urgent need of medical evacuation.

Deteriorating food security

• The World Food Programme (WFP) field monitors continue to report overwhelming desperation for food amid deteriorating food security facing Gaza’s 2.1 million people, and limited aid entry, with many surviving on one meal or less per day. Widespread hunger and scarcity have led people to offload food supplies from convoys before they reached their intended destinations, while attacks on large crowds of people trying to access food continue (see above). Between 26 and 30 June, WFP and its partners assisted about 6,000 households in Gaza city with a food parcel or a bag of flour each. During the same period, the United Arab Emirates, through its bilateral aid programme and in coordination with partners, reached 7,000 additional households with food parcels. As of 30 June, with limited food stock recently brought into southern and central Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing, 260,000 meals were being prepared and delivered daily through 81 kitchens – 107,000 meals in the north and 153,000 in central and southern Gaza.
• Amid ongoing shortages, the food production and food systems in Gaza have been decimated. For instance, a new factsheet by the Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGO) highlights the devastating impact of the crisis on Gaza’s beekeeping sector. Over 76 per cent of the vegetation that bees depend on for nourishment has been destroyed, while 27,000 out of 30,000 beehives – over 90 per cent of total capacity – have been lost. As a result, annual honey production has plummeted from approximately 250 to just 20-25 metric tons. The severe shortage has driven local honey prices up; when available on the market, a kilogramme of honey costs more than 150 shekels (US$44), up from about 70 shekels ($21) prior to October 2023. The destruction of this vital sector underscores the broader collapse of Gaza's food systems and the urgent need for unimpeded humanitarian access to save livelihoods and food production.

Rising acute malnutrition levels

• The nutrition situation in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate, in line with the dire food security situation. The latest analysis of the mid-upper arm circumference screenings among children aged six to 59 months indicate an increase in acute malnutrition rates across all governorates between May and mid-June. Since March, proxy rates of acute malnutrition have been multiplied by two to four times, depending on the governorate, with the most severe increases observed in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. In the absence of large-scale entry of food, the depletion since the end of June of nutrition supplies, including supplements and ready-to-use complementary food, is expected to aggravate these conditions. Moreover, health surveillance system reports show a sharp increase in acute watery diarrhea and other diseases, which could further contribute to secondary malnutrition. The deaths of two children linked to secondary malnutrition were confirmed in the past week.
• Hospitals have also warned of the depletion of infant formula and other breast milk substitutes for infants who cannot be breastfed, despite their efforts to maintain breastfeeding. Hospitals and health centres play a central role in supporting these children, as infant formula must be used only in controlled circumstances. Incorrect use of infant formula – especially in settings with limited access to safe water and basic hygiene supplies – can lead to serious illness, increase the risk of secondary malnutrition (which occurs not primarily due to insufficient food intake, but because of disease or medical conditions that impair the body's ability to absorb or utilize nutrients), and raise the risk of death. To protect infants, mothers who are experiencing breastfeeding difficulties or using formula, bottles or teats have been advised to refer to qualified health workers for counselling and support. The Nutrition Cluster urges that any procurement of breastmilk substitutes should be coordinated through relevant clusters and channeled through the health system, noting that such products should never be distributed freely to the general population.

Energy crisis

• A new report, based on an assessment conducted by the Shelter Cluster and the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) NORCAP programme at the end of 2024, reveals the devastating impact that the absence of reliable energy has on daily life and essential services in Gaza. “In Gaza, energy is not about convenience – it’s about survival,” says Benedicte Giæver, Executive Director of NORCAP. “[E]nergy is one of the invisible threads that hold together family life and essential services—powering kitchens, hospitals, water pumps, food preparation, and humanitarian logistics. Without it, even the most basic forms of assistance become impossible." The report notes that prior to the escalation of hostilities in October 2023, an average household consumed 200-300 kilowatt-hour (kWh) per month for lighting, cooking, and running appliances, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2023. Since then, that figure has dropped to less than 50 kWh per month, reflecting widespread dependence on limited and often unreliable alternative energy alternatives, such as small solar home systems, car batteries, and shared generators, insufficient to meet even the most basic household needs. For many, energy use is now limited to essentials, such as mobile phone charging for communication or powering basic lighting. More than 90 per cent of households report having access to electricity for less than four hours per day.
• The report highlights how power outages cripple health-care services by disabling ventilators, incubators, dialysis machines, and vaccine cold chains and hamper the operation desalination and sewage plants. To prepare meals, most households rely on firewood – purchased or gathered – while others burn wooden pallets originally used for aid deliveries or burn old furniture and municipal waste, including plastic. Overcrowded shelters without lighting increase risks of gender-based violence (GBV) and restrict mobility after dark. Furthermore, fuel shortages and power cuts disrupt humanitarian operations, impeding aid delivery, such as food distributions, communication, and coordination. Emphasizing that basic energy services could be restored if access were allowed, Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, stated: “The lack of energy – whether in the form of electricity, cooking fuels, or sufficient generator capacity – is not a consequence of scarcity but a result of persistent and deliberate restrictions.”

Child protection

• Ongoing bombardment, mass displacement, and the collapse of public services have left children without safe care or access to basic services. Families are fragmented, psychosocial distress is widespread, and services for children, especially those with disabilities, have been largely destroyed. As of 30 June, nearly one-fourth of all child-friendly spaces (47 out of 197) in Gaza have been forced to suspend services, affecting 23,500 children. In June, partners witnessed a sharp rise in child protection concerns, including child labour, family separation, and neglect. A growing number of children, including child heads of households, are being pushed into increasingly precarious situations to help their families survive, including child labour or gathering in large crowds in search of food supplies, including at militarized distribution sites.
• Child protection partners continue to deliver life-saving child protection services across Gaza despite major operational constraints that hinder their ability to provide comprehensive care and to link children with essential multisectoral services. Provided services include mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for children and caregivers, case management, emergency care for children without parental care, family tracing, and reunification. With no fuel available, much of this work is now being carried out on foot, severely limiting outreach and delaying or forcing the cancellation of urgent missions. On 29 June, with UNICEF support, Child Protection partners established a new residential care shelter in An Nuseirat, in northern Deir al Balah, to provide urgent protection for children, including unaccompanied and separated ones (UASC). This initiative responds to the increasing number of family separation cases observed in recent months, particularly around aid distribution points, where increasing numbers of UASC – who require emergency shelter while family tracing is underway – are being identified. To promote children’s right to safety and family unity, in June, 32 children (including 16 girls) benefited from family reunification services, and 23 children without parental care (including 10 girls) benefited from emergency family and community-based alternative care. So far in 2025, partners have helped to reunite 1,233 children with their families.
• While the need for emergency care continues to grow, alternative care providers are facing critical challenges that place children at heightened risk of exposure to a range of protection risks (see above). Constraints include a lack of adequate shelter capacity, food shortages for children in care, and severe fuel shortages that affect water supply, cooking, and the ability to safely operate shelters. Kinship care, a vital form of alternative care, is also under pressure as families lack the cash support needed to care for UASC. Children with disabilities in care face heightened risks due to the absence of assistive devices and inclusive services, limiting their mobility, access to support and safety. Additionally, nutrition support for children under five in care is a major concern given acute shortages of appropriate food and therapeutic supplies needed to address and prevent malnutrition.

Gender-based violence

• According to the latest trends analysis on GBV, covering April and May 2025, the GBV Area of Responsibility (AoR) and partners report that such risks in Gaza have intensified. This is primarily driven by displacement, scarcity of resources including food, and the breakdown of protective family and community structures. While GBV incidents were reported across all five governorates, the highest proportion (40 per cent) occurred in Deir al Balah, which can be attributed to the concentration of service providers in that area and the issuance of displacement orders that has hindered access to other locations. The most prevalent form of GBV was the denial of access to essential services and opportunities, with the most affected group being women aged 18 to 59 years, 52 per cent of whom reported denied access to services, reflecting heightened pressure on women to provide for their families amid extreme scarcity. The GBV AoR additionally highlights that forced marriage, including child marriage and rape, remains significantly underreported due to limited movement, stigma, fear of retaliation, lack of information about available services, and the collapse of the justice system. The most requested services during the reporting period were livelihood support and dignity kits, which are unavailable owing to the continued blockade on the entry of a range of supplies.

Funding

• As of 1 July 2025, Member States have disbursed approximately $738 million out of the $4 billion (18 per cent) requested to meet the most critical humanitarian needs of three million out of 3.3 million people identified as requiring assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2025, under the 2025 Flash Appeal for the OPT. Nearly 88 per cent of the requested funds are for humanitarian response in Gaza, with just over 12 per cent for the West Bank. Moreover, during June 2025, the oPt Humanitarian Fund managed 122 ongoing projects, totalling $70.1 million, to address urgent needs in the Gaza Strip (87 per cent) and the West Bank (13 per cent). Of these projects, 58 are being implemented by international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), 48 by national NGOs and 16 by UN agencies. Notably, 42 out of the 74 projects implemented by INGOs or the UN are being implemented in collaboration with national NGOs. For more information, please see OCHA’s Financial Tracking Service webpage and the oPt HF webpage.

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