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11 March 2026<\/p>\n
In Gaza, OCHA says restrictions on aid operations are worsening an already critical humanitarian situation, even as the UN and its partners continue to deliver assistance.<\/p>\n
One clear example is the growing number of generator failures in hospitals due to the lack of spare parts and lubricating oil. These generators are running nearly 24\/7. Humanitarians are coordinating fuel support and continue to engage with authorities and others for the entry of generators, supplies to maintain them and energy solutions to prevent further disruptions in health services.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, humanitarians in the health sector and the Ministry of Health in Gaza report high levels of infections spread by insects in displacement sites. Nearly 23,000 suspected cases were recorded in February. Supplies of hygiene kits, insecticides, and scabies treatment remain critically low, limiting the response. The UN and its partners are coordinating efforts to pinpoint hotspots and rapidly deploy teams to strengthen the response.<\/p>\n
On emergency shelter assistance, since Sunday, partners have provided tents, bedding and kitchen essentials to nearly 7,000 families.\u202fThis is on top of assistance that has been provided by local authorities or directly by Member States.<\/p>\n
The UN stresses that these materials provide limited protection and that longer-term solutions are critically needed before the summer and reiterate the need for humanitarian work to be facilitated and with fewer restrictions.<\/p>\n
In the West Bank, OCHA warns that people\u2019s access to their places of work and where they receive services continues to be impeded by tightened movement restrictions imposed by Israeli forces. These largely impede movement between cities and keep iron gates at the entrance of many villages closed.<\/p>\n
At the same time, high levels of violence persist. New figures indicate that more than 180 Palestinians have been displaced due to settler attacks and access restrictions across the West Bank since the onset of the regional escalation.<\/p>\n
This brings the total number of Palestinians displaced within this context so far this year to more than 1,500 people \u2013 90 per cent of the number for all of last year. OCHA says more than 40 per cent of those displaced are children, and that displacement deepens people\u2019s reliance on humanitarian support and is often associated with loss of livelihoods. OCHA calls again for the protection of Palestinians in the West Bank and for perpetrators of violence to be held accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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