WHO oPt Emergency Situation Update 62 (07 October 2023 – 07 August 2025)

07 August 2025

General updates 

Gaza Strip

• Between 18 March and 7 August 2025, following the collapse of the ceasefire, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported at least 9752 deaths and 40 004 injuries – including over 1706 deaths and 12 030 injuries sustained while seeking food and humanitarian aid.
• The malnutrition crisis remains dire, with a rising number of acutely malnourished children reported since March 2025 – coinciding with the onset of the more than 80-day aid blockade.
  • 1 January and 31 July 2025: the Nutrition Cluster reported over 32 899 admissions of children aged 6-59 months for treatment of acute malnutrition, averaging more than 150 new cases per day.
  • All Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) stabilization centers beds are currently fully occupied.
  • The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Global Initiative warns that the worst-case scenario of famine is now unfolding.
• Infectious disease threats persist, driven by overcrowding, poor WASH conditions, and malnutrition-related weakened immunity:
  • Acute Respiratory Infections and Acute Watery Diarrhea remain the most reported conditions, accounting for 57% and 42% of total morbidity, respectively, during week 31 (27 July – 2 August).
  • A concerning surge in meningitis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) was reported in July, with 46 GBS cases – up from 18 in June – bringing the total to 64 cases by 31 July.
• Ongoing attacks and resource shortages have severely weakened the health system – damaging or destroying 94% of hospitals, overwhelming remaining partially functional ones, and disrupting essential health service delivery.
• • On 20 July, the WHO’s main warehouse in Deir Al-Balah was destroyed due to attacks, amid MoH reports that 52% of essential drugs and 68% of medical disposables are at zero stock.
  • The Health Cluster reports at least 59 displacement orders since the ceasefire collapse, affecting over 296 health facilities – including eight orders in the first three weeks of July alone, impacting more than 131 facilities.
  • Hospital bed occupancy exceeds capacity: 240% at Shifa, 210% at Rantissi, 180% at Nasser, and 300% at Ahli Hospital.
  • Hemodialysis services are overstretched, with 32 machines serving 234 patients at Shifa Hospital alone.
  • Only two inpatient rehabilitation hospitals remain, both at full capacity, with patients waiting over 11 months for admission.
  • No inpatient mental health services are available, and access to psychosocial support remains severely limited.
  • Fuel shortages persist despite prioritization efforts, putting health facilities at risk of shutdown. As of 23 July, 11 hospitals (five in the north and six in the south) reported critical fuel shortages.
  • Blood and blood product shortages continue, as hospitals struggle with managing multiple mass casualty incidents daily.
  • Medical evacuation outside Gaza dropped by nearly 90% from 29 patients/day during the ceasefire to just 3 patients/day afterward. The MoH estimates that around 14 800 people require urgent treatment abroad

For further reading, see WHO oPt situation reports, available on the UNISPAL database:

World Health Organization – oPt Situation Reports