WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #6 (31 October 2023)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Following the communication blackout, WFP has been able to restore contact with all of its staff and partners inside Gaza. We continue to remain deeply concerned for their safety and that of the entire civilian population.
• WFP continues to call for safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access to allow the delivery of lifesaving assistance at a meaningful scale. For this, a minimum of 100 trucks/day need to enter Gaza, of which half need to be food aid, and once in Gaza, humanitarian workers must be able to safely distribute and monitor food assistance, and civilians must be able to safely access assistance.
• So far, WFP has provided vital food and cash assistance to 630,000 people in shelters and communities across Gaza and the West Bank. WFP was able to resume operations with restored basic connectivity, but its capacity to deliver relief remains restrained by the intensified violence, colossal destruction, and scarcity of fuel and electricity. Only one WFP bakery is currently operational.
• As needs are soaring, WFP needs at least USD 112 million for the next 60 days to sustain its emergency response to 1.1 million affected people at pace and scale.