WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #32

11 September 2024

HIGHLIGHTS

• A new Israeli relocation order in northern Gaza was issued, affecting areas where local pauses had been agreed to support the polio vaccination campaign, highlighting the urgent need for civilian protection.
• As winter approaches, WFP warns that worsening conditions and damaged roads in Gaza will complicate the delivery of vital food, water, medicine, and hygiene supplies to areas where they are critical for the survival of communities.
• The situation in the West Bank is deteriorating rapidly. Large-scale Israeli military operations have caused casualties and significant damage to civilian infrastructure. Increased violence, movement restrictions and economic disruption are severely impacting daily life. Civilians and humanitarian workers need protection, and access to affected areas must be ensured.
• WFP has reached close to 365,000 vulnerable people in Gaza and the West Bank in the first week of September, including 224,000 in Gaza alone.

SITUATION UPDATE

• The second phase of the polio campaign concluded but Israeli military strikes on hospitals and IDP tents continued, posing high risks to civilians and humanitarian workers and highlighting the limitations of humanitarian pauses.
• Evacuation orders, infrastructure damage, and security concerns severely disrupt humanitarian operations.
• In the West Bank, violence is intensifying as Israeli raids, arrests, and attacks continue, alongside escalating settler violence. The Israeli military withdrew from Jenin and its refugee camp following a deadly offensive that left 21 Palestinians dead and critical infrastructure damaged.