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Support War Refusers

Your support over the past year made it possible for Refuser Solidarity Network to help shift the political landscape inside Israel. By investing in field organizers, legal defense, and long-term coordination, you helped turn refusal from a marginal act into a public issue that Israeli society was forced to confront. Conscience was made visible. Taking a side became unavoidable. That work is not finished. But the terrain is changing.

In the West Bank, violence has become bolder, more public, and more normalized. Settler attacks now take place in broad daylight as part of everyday life. Homes are burned, roads are blocked, farmers are assaulted while tending their land, often in full view of soldiers who enable or participate. Just recently, a video circulated of a settler running over a Palestinian praying on the side of the road in the middle of the day. These are not isolated incidents. They are signals of a system that is testing how much it can do openly, and how little the public will be made to reckon with it.

What we have learned from our work over the past two years is that systems like this do not crack under pressure alone. They crack when people refuse to accept the unacceptable, and when people are forced to choose whether they will look away or take responsibility. This is the strategy going forward.

In the same way that we invested in infrastructure and capacity to bring refusal and anti-war organizing into the mainstream, we are now committing to do the same around settler military violence in the West Bank. That means supporting organizers, activists, and groups already doing the work on the ground with the resources they need to grow, coordinate, and remain visible. It means treating this not as a humanitarian crisis to be managed, but as a pressing ethical issue that Israeli society must be forced to face.

Moments like this matter. Violence that becomes routine depends on indifference to survive. Breaking that indifference requires sustained organizing, not one off responses. Because of you, we are able to make that investment. And we need you to continue supporting us, so that we can continue to do this work, and force Israeli society to make choices. Not perfect choices, but the kinds that make a material differences in Palestinians’ lives. Please help us by letting your communities know about our work, and forward them this email so that they might receive our updates too.Support War Refusers

In solidarity,

Didi Remez
Executive Director
Refuser Solidarity Network

2015.

10 januari 2025

Gaza Humanitarian Response
Situation Report No. 60

9 January 2026
(As of 18:00 on 8 January 2026, unless otherwise noted)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Between 5 and 8 January, Shelter Cluster partners delivered shelter assistance to more than 21,700 families affected by heavy rainstorms across Gaza. This included tents, tarpaulins, sealing-off kits, kitchen sets, mattresses and bedding sets, and non-food item (NFI) assistance.
• Over the past four days, Cash Working Group partners provided multi-purpose cash assistance to over 5,000 households in Gaza, each receiving NIS1,250 (US$378) via digital payments. In 2025, more than 340,000 households benefited from multi-purpose cash assistance, reinforcing its role as a critical life-saving intervention.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to be reported across the Gaza Strip between 6 and 8 January with multiple civilian casualties reported.

Following a reported rocket launch from Gaza city towards Israel which fell short inside the Strip on the morning of 8 January, the Israeli military announced in a statement that they would conduct strikes on the launch site and related infrastructure.

Winter storms and consequent flooding on 30 December and on 9 January exposed families to cold temperatures and contaminated floodwaters. Shelter supplies remain insufficient to meet the immense needs further exacerbated by the recent rains; an estimated one million people across Gaza still urgently require emergency shelter assistance. Aid organizations have repeatedly stressed the need to shift from temporary tents to more durable shelter solutions, including repairs to damaged houses, as winter conditions intensify. Since the ceasefire, at least five children have died from exposure to the elements, amid widespread destruction of homes and critical civilian infrastructure On 27 December, a seven-year-old child reportedly drowned when an improvised displacement site flooded in the north-west of Gaza city, illustrating the extreme risks for children.

More than 7,702 population movements were recorded by Site Management partners between 21 December and 3 January, including 750 within Gaza governorate. Since the onset of the ceasefire on 10 October, nearly 815,000 movements have been documented, of which approximately 678,600 were from southern to northern Gaza.

UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED AID ENTRY^*

Between 6 and 8 January, at least 10,213 pallets of aid administered by the UN and its partners were offloaded at Gaza’s crossings, based on data retrieved from the UN 2720 Mechanism dashboard at 18:00 on 9 January. About 56 per cent of these pallets contained food, followed by shelter (29 per cent) and nutrition (5 per cent) supplies, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) items (5 per cent), health supplies (3 per cent) and operational equipment (2 per cent).

During the same timeframe, UNOPS international monitors deployed at Gaza’s crossings verified the collection of at least 10,579 pallets of aid – 9,092 from Kerem Shalom Crossing and 1,487 from Zikim Crossing. These comprised inter alia 7,797 pallets of food assistance; 1,860 pallets of shelter items including tents, blankets, tarpaulins and kitchenware; 851 pallets of WASH supplies; and 46 pallets of health supplies.

The above data does not include bilateral donations and the commercial sector.

Between 6 and 9 January, 10 out of 20 humanitarian movements inside Gaza that required coordination with Israeli authorities were fully facilitated and completed. Seven movements faced impediments - three were eventually completed, while the other four were only partially accomplished. In addition, two missions were outright denied and one was cancelled by the organizers.

Humanitarian movements and aid delivery into and within the Gaza Strip face persistent challenges, including heavy congestion on roads, which significantly delays the transport of essential supplies. Sudden changes to crossings’ operational schedules further complicate missions, creating uncertainty and disrupting planned movements. Security checks for staff can delay missions, and occasional security incidents further disrupt operations.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

The below are preliminary updates shared by Clusters at the time of reporting and will be reconciled and aggregated in the coming days as Clusters receive more data from the capillary network of partners active on the ground.

Shelter

• Between 5 and 8 January, Shelter Cluster partners provided shelter assistance to approximately 21,735 households affected by the recent rainstorms across the Gaza Strip. This included tents, tarpaulins, sealing-off kits, kitchen sets, mattresses and bedding sets, and non-food item (NFI) assistance through in-kind and voucher-based modalities. The comprehensive response was an intersectoral joint intervention that included regular distributions targeting vulnerable families.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

• Between 5 and 8 January, 36 WASH Cluster partners trucked 21,530 cubic metres (m3) of drinking water and 10,453 m3 of domestic water daily to displaced families through 2,350 water points across the Strip. This effort involves collecting water from three seawater desalination plants, up to 64 brackish water desalination plants, more than 100 groundwater wells, and deploying a fleet of 250 water trucks.
• On 8 January, the Cluster completed the installation of the Beit Lahia Desalination Plant. The plant consists of three units with a total production capacity of 35 m3 per hour and has begun distributing water to various areas across Beit Lahiya, in North Gaza Governorate.
• Over the past few days, one partner distributed 7,000 dignity kits, more than 5,600 dignified family hygiene kits, and 1.3 million bars of soap to some 200,000 people across Gaza.
• Critical challenges include severe limitations on fuel access for WASH services, which affect water production and distribution, solid waste management, stormwater management and repair activities. There is also a shortage of essential humanitarian items such as generators, reverse osmosis systems, and spare parts for pumps, generators and vehicles. Slow approvals for the entry of water reservoirs and pipes are preventing WASH actors from installing safe water collection points, forcing communities to collect water directly from water trucks.

Protection

• Child Protection
  • Between 5 and 8 January, Child Protection (CP) partners reached at least 3,500 children and over 2,500 caregivers with mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), child protection awareness, case management, recreational activities, winter-related assistance, and community-based programming across Khan Younis, Deir al Balah and northern Gaza. These services targeted displaced children and families living in shelters, informal camps and flood-affected areas.
  • MHPSS interventions supported at least 1,611 children, including 1,085 girls, and 593 female caregivers through group psychosocial sessions, individual counseling, psychological first aid, recreational activities and resilience-building programmes. Caregivers attended sessions on stress management, positive parenting, and supporting children in distress. Additionally, 42 frontline workers received targeted psychosocial support to strengthen coping capacity and sustain service delivery.
  • Child protection awareness and prevention messaging was integrated across activities, engaging more than 2,200 caregivers and over 1,200 children in sessions on child protection risks, prevention of family separation, explosive ordnance risk education, bullying, and reporting mechanisms. Community-based child protection activities reached approximately 270 community members, promoting positive protective behaviours.
  • Case management support was provided to around 30 children with identified protection concerns, including counseling, home visits and referrals to specialized services, although partners reported that needs continue to exceed available capacity.
  • Winter-related assistance remained critical, with over 1,000 winterization kits and items - including clothing, shoes, and blankets - distributed to vulnerable children and families to mitigate protection risks linked to cold exposure.

Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA)

• Between 5 and 8 January, Cash Working Group partners distributed multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) to more than 5,000 households. Each household received NIS1,250 (approximately US $378) via digital payments, in line with the minimum expenditure basket transfer value. In total, over 340,000 households in Gaza received at least one MPCA transfer in 2025, underscoring its role as a core, life-saving modality.
• Cash assistance continues to be delivered primarily through digital mechanisms, reflecting beneficiary preferences and ongoing liquidity and cash shortages. In December, 168 cash-out agents were operating across Gaza, up from 155 in early November. Cash-out commissions ranged from 17 to 20 per cent, showing a gradual reduction since the ceasefire but remaining high. The continued circulation of old and damaged banknotes, combined with the lack of regular physical cash inflows, further constrains liquidity and market acceptance, reinforcing reliance on digital payments.
• Market monitoring indicates improved availability of basic food commodities and price stabilization compared to previous months. This includes decrease in the price of several staple items since pre-ceasefire levels in October. However, limited household income and liquidity constraints continue to impact effective access, with food consumption and dietary diversity remaining below pre-conflict levels. Persistent shortages of cooking gas continue to drive unsafe cooking methods such as burning waste to cook, with implications for health, nutrition, and household expenditure.

* All figures solely refer to UN and partner assistance dispatched through the UN-coordinated system. They are preliminary and will be reconciled in the course of the ceasefire. Supplies entering through bilateral donations and the commercial sector are not reflected.

2014.

9 januari 2026

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2013.

9 januari 2026

Wadi Fouqin: Suffocated Between Illegal Israeli Settlements and the Apartheid Wall

Wadi Fouqin is a Palestinian village of about 1,300 residents, located five miles southwest of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. The village is known for its fruits and vegetables, olive trees, honey production, grazing land, and natural springs that have sustained generations of farming families.

However, the livelihoods of the people of Wadi Fouqin have been threatened due to the village's location on the "Green Line." It is surrounded and suffocated by Israeli towns and settlements, including Tzur Hadassa and the rapidly expanding settlement of Betar Illit, on one side, with the Apartheid Wall on the other. Because of this, what should be a 5 minute drive to Bethlehem could take from 30 minutes to over an hour.  Movement in and out of the village is tightly restricted by Israeli military checkpoints, road closures, and Israeli-only bypass roads, severely limiting access to markets, jobs, schools, and healthcare.

Plans for further expansion of the separation barrier threaten to completely encircle Wadi Fouqin and neighboring villages, cutting them off from the rest of the Bethlehem governorate. Once completed, the barrier and surrounding settlements would isolate entire communities from hospitals, universities, and each other.

The village has steadily lost its land to settlement construction, bypass roads, and Israel’s segregation barrier, all illegal under international law. Since 1948, approximately three-quarters of Wadi Fouqin’s land has been annexed, with hundreds of additional acres confiscated since 1987 alone. Betar Illit, now home to roughly 50,000 settlers and planned to double in size, continues to encroach on village farmland and grazing areas.

Settlement expansion has also caused severe environmental damage. Construction and dynamiting have destroyed irrigation networks and dried up natural springs, while untreated sewage and construction waste from Betar Illit have flowed into Wadi Fouqin’s agricultural lands. This pollution has rendered fields unusable, contaminated groundwater, and contributed to respiratory and digestive illnesses among residents, deepening poverty and unemployment.

Nearly all of Wadi Fouqin (92.7 percent) lies in Area C, under full Israeli civil and military control. Palestinians living in Area C are governed by military law and have little ability to challenge land confiscations or protect their rights. Israeli authorities have announced plans to seize an additional 400 acres at the northern entrance of the village to build an industrial zone serving nearby settlements, a move that would severely restrict access to Wadi Fouqin’s only main road.

For our Virtual Visit this month, we will be going to Wadi Fouqin, led by our tour guide Ata Manassra. Ata's career began as a teacher, where he cultivated a passion for education and community development. After a decade of service with the International Committee of the Red Cross, he transitioned to a new role as a tour guide. In this capacity, Ata shares his extensive knowledge of his homeland with visitors, fostering a deeper appreciation for the culture and history of the region. In addition to his professional endeavors, Ata is a devoted farmer who cherishes his land and the connection it provides to his roots. 

2012.

9 januari 2026

Het jaar is nog geen week oud of de VS misbruiken hun machtspositie om Venezuela binnen te vallen, Colombia, Cuba en Iran te bedreigen. Wij spreken ons ferm uit tegen dit rauwe imperialisme dat ook de basis is van Israëls straffeloze positie: olie eerst!

Onder het mom van een wapenstilstand is de aandacht van de wereld weer verslapt en gaat de genocide in Palestina nog steeds door. We zetten nog eens op een rijtje wat we allemaal kunnen doen. Alleen is maar alleen, maar een groep telt voor tien.

Strijdbare groet van het DocP team

2011.

9 januari 2026

De genocide op de Palestijnen in Gaza is niet gestopt. Hoewel er sinds oktober wordt gesproken over een ‘staakt-het-vuren’, is dat vooral een fictie die door de politiek en media in stand wordt gehouden. Op de grond gaat het geweld door.

Israël heeft sinds zondag zeker 21 Palestijnen in de Gazastrook gedood, onder wie zeven kinderen. Het aantal slachtoffers sinds het ingaan van het bestand ligt ruim boven de vierhonderd. Toch halen deze dodelijke aanvallen nauwelijks de Nederlandse media. Het doden van Palestijnen is zo genormaliseerd geraakt dat het nauwelijks nog als nieuws wordt beschouwd. Amnesty International waarschuwde al in november dat de genocide ‘onverminderd’ voortduurt en dat het idee van normaliteit in Gaza een gevaarlijke illusie is.

Gaza doelbewust onleefbaar
Bommen en kogels zijn bovendien niet de enige wapens. Israël blijft structureel hulpgoederen blokkeren. Daardoor leven honderdduizenden Palestijnen nog altijd in kapotte tenten, zonder materialen om huizen te herstellen of noodwoningen te bouwen. Artsen zonder Grenzen waarschuwde recent dat baby’s lijden onder extreme kou, terwijl essentiële goederen zoals tenten en dekzeilen worden tegengehouden of vertraagd.

Palestijnen proberen te overleven in barre weersomstandigheden in een tentenkamp tussen de de ruïnes van Jabalia in het noorden van de Gazastrook © Habboub Ramez/ Abaca press / Alamy

Tegelijkertijd maakt Israël Gaza doelbewust onleefbaar door hele stadsdelen op te blazen. Sinds het bestand zijn al meer dan 1500 gebouwen gesloopt in bezet gebied. Inmiddels controleert het Israëlische leger circa 56 procent van de Gazastrook en breidt dat gebied verder uit. De legerleiding heeft duidelijk gemaakt dat deze bezetting blijvend is. De ‘gele lijn’ die Palestijnen niet mogen naderen, dreigt de definitieve grens te worden. Palestijnen die te dichtbij komen, worden beschoten.

Naast dat Israël ook hiermee de afspraken van het bestand schendt – het zou zich namelijk op termijn vrijwel geheel terugtrekken uit de Gazastrook – betekent dit ook dat het merendeel van de landbouwgrond in Gaza onder controle van het Israëlische leger valt en dus niet meer toegankelijk is voor Palestijnen.

Hulp verboden
Het is een volgend kenmerk van de genocide: bestaansmiddelen om zichzelf in leven te houden worden de Palestijnen ontzegd. Een gevolg is dat Palestijnen – nog meer dan ze al waren – afhankelijk worden van hulp. Maar ook dat wil Israël niet. Net voor de jaarwisseling verbood het zevenendertig internationale hulporganisaties te opereren in de Gazastrook, waaronder Oxfam Novib, War Child Holland en Artsen zonder Grenzen Nederland.

Nederlandse media herhaalden braaf de Israëlische propaganda dat dit gedaan zou zijn omdat de hulporganisaties medewerkers met banden met Hamas zouden hebben. De eigenlijk reden en cruciale context om het nieuws echt te begrijpen werd niet vermeld: dat het de zoveelste actie van Israël is om Palestijns leven onmogelijk te maken.

Dat het een onderdeel is van de voortdurende genocide op de Palestijnen.

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Uitnodiging | Dries van Agt-lezing 2026

Op maandag 2 februari 2026 organiseert The Rights de tweede  Dries van Agt-lezing: de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst die staat voor morele moed, internationale rechtsorde en solidariteit met het Palestijnse volk.

Dit jaar brengen we twee uitzonderlijke stemmen samen: Naledi Pandor (1953), oud-minister van internationale betrekkingen en samenwerking van Zuid-Afrika en Noura Erakat (1980), Palestijns-Amerikaanse mensenrechtenadvocaat en hoogleraar.

 Lees hier alles over de lezing

  Maandag 2 februari 2026
  19.00 deuren open, aanvang 19.30
  Amare, Spuiplein 150, Den Haag 

Rita Baroud | Een generatie sterft in slow-motion

Al bijna twee jaar ziet de wereld de kinderen van Gaza sterven in slow-motion, schrijft journalist Rita Baroud in haar nieuwe essay voor The Rights Forum. Niet alleen als de bommen ontploffen, maar ook in het stille maar voor iedereen zichtbare en afwendbare tekort aan medische zorg. Wat in Gaza plaats heeft gevonden is geen ‘ineenstorting van de gezondheidszorg’. Het is de vernietiging van elke vorm van medische hulp.

Geen ziekenhuis functioneert nog naar behoren. Geen intensive care-eenheid. Geen reguliere chirurgische voorziening. Geen couveuses. Geen oncologische zorg. Geen betrouwbare dialysevoorziening. Geen brandwondencentra. Geen traumazorg.

In Gaza schiet de gezondheidszorg niet te kort – ze is vernietigd. En kinderen sterven door die vernietiging – niet omdat hun lichaam niet bestand is tegen ziekten of verwondingen, maar omdat de wereld heeft toegestaan dat de tijd zelf een wapen werd.

 Lees het hele essay

Rita Baroud

Op de Westoever | ‘Als de kolonisten onze bomen omzagen, planten wij nieuwe’

Onlangs ging een groep Nederlanders op reis naar Palestina. Dat deden ze om solidariteit te tonen met de Palestijnen en ze – ook letterlijk – te beschermen, én om zichzelf te verdiepen in de theologie van het verzet. Journalist Fréderike Geerdink ging mee en doet verslag.

'Het klinkt als een onwrikbaar mantra als de Palestijnse Amal Nassar de christelijke basis van haar strijd deelt: ‘We moeten hoop houden, vertrouwen hebben, handelen vanuit liefde. Dat is wat ons geloof ons leert. Ze zit na de dienst op zondagochtend in de ontmoetingsruimte van de Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk in hartje Bethlehem, waar haar hele familie elke zondag samenkomt. Tenminste, als de slagbomen open zijn die de Israëlische bezetter tussen hun familieboerderij, negen kilometer buiten de stad, en de kerk heeft geplaatst.'

Israëlische blokkade pal bij de ingang van de boerderij van de familie Nassar, even buiten Bethlehem. © @Jack_perspective

Vriendendag Tent of Nations
De boerderij en het vredesproject van de familie Nassar in Bethlehem staat ook wel bekend als Tent of Nations. Op 7 februari organiseert Vrienden van Tent of Nations Nederland een openbare middag met masterclasses, gespreksgroepen, muziek, creativiteit en ontmoeting. Het is de bedoeling dat Daoud Nassar daar ook aanwezig zal zijn.

Uit onze agenda
zaterdag 9 januari t/m zaterdag 17 januari
DEMONSTRATIES EN WAKES
 UTRECHT DOORDEWEEKSE DAGEN 08.30 - 09.30 | Dagelijks stilteprotest voor Palestina, tegen genocide en bezetting (Neude, langs het fietspad)

 HOORN ZA 10 JAN 12.00 | Demonstratie voor Palestina (Station)

 HAARLEM ZO 11 JAN 14.00 | Wekelijks protest tegen de onderdrukking van de Palestijnen (Grote Markt)

 AMSTERDAM ZO 11 JAN 17.00 | Stil protest tegen de onderdrukking van de Palestijnen (Spui, bij ‘t Lieverdje)

 TILBURG DI 13 JAN 12.35 | Wekelijkse demonstratie van Tilburg4Palestine (Universiteit Tilburg, op de hoofdweg van de campus onder de brug)

 HUIZEN WO 14 JAN 11.30 | Wekelijkse sit-in voor Gaza (Gemeentehuis)

 STATIONS IN NEDERLAND DO 15 JAN 18.00 | Wekelijkse lawaaidemonstratie op stations in heel Nederland: Stations Amersfoort, Assen, Groningen (mars vanaf Grote Markt 17.30 uur, sit-in station 18.30 uur), Harderwijk, Hengelo, Tiel, Tilburg, Utrecht, Zaandam (17.00 uur), Zutphen

Let op: The Rights Forum probeert de verschillende stationsacties in Nederland zo goed mogelijk bij te houden, maar dat is niet altijd goed mogelijk. Houd de sociale media-pagina's van de plaatselijke solidariteitsorganisaties in de gaten voor de meest actuele informatie.

 DEN HAAG DO 15 JAN 12.00 | Sit-in van Rijksambtenaren bij het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Rijnstraat 8

 AMERSFOORT VR 16 JAN 09.30 | Wekelijks stilteprotest tegen genocide (Varkensmarkt)

 DOETINCHEM VR 16 JAN 10.00 | Lawaaidemo en speech (op het plein voor het gemeentehuis)

 GRONINGEN ZA 17 JAN 13.00 | Tweewekelijkse wake van Vrouwen in het Zwart (Waagplein)


CULTURELE EN ANDERE EVENEMENTEN
 UTRECHT ZA 10 JAN 17.00 | Palestine Café | Shahd Alnaami’s zine launch event, ‘However Fragile: Where Hope Becomes Resilience’

 DIEREN ZA 17 JAN 10.00 - 17.00 | 2 jaar geleden werden Hind Rajab en haar familie door het Israëlische leger vermoord. Hun auto werd doorzeefd met kogels. In Dieren wordt een auto tentoongesteld als monument.

 Onze agenda wordt doorlopend aangevuld. Bekijk de hele agenda

2010.

9 januari 2026

Three months ago, US President Trump imposed a so-called "peace" plan for Gaza on his and Israeli terms, a plan which, despite its flaws, at least promised to alleviate Palestinian suffering in the short term during its first phase.

Today, Trump and Netanyahu are still aligned in pursuing genocide and colonial control through different means, while the international community eagerly buys into the next act of their diplomatic theater further drowning international law.

The "Board of Peace" is set to be announced soon as the foreign entity to control Gaza, so that the Israeli colonial grip over Palestine tightens.

In our latest short blog we compare the plan phase 1 with what actually happened on 5 points:

1. Cease‑Fire and Military Withdrawal
2. Prisoner and Remains Exchange
3. Disarmament and Amnesty
4. Humanitarian Aid
5. Rafah Crossing Status

2009.

8 januari 2026

Humanitarian Situation Update #352
West Bank

7 January 2026

One of 12 Palestinians injured by Israeli settlers in Deir Dibwan, Ramallah governorate, on 26 December 2025. The man was beaten while guarding livestock overnight, with his hands and feet tied, as settlers stole nearly 150 sheep. Photo by OCHA

Key Highlights

• The Inter-Agency Standing Committee and Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General urged the Israeli authorities to revoke their plan to suspend the operations of many international non-governmental organizations working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
• Severe winter weather damaged or destroyed dozens of tents and makeshift shelters in Bedouin and herding communities across the West Bank.
• In 2025, more than 830 Palestinians were injured by Israeli settlers in settler attacks – an average of two Palestinians injured per day.
• Over the past two weeks, Israeli authorities demolished 50 structures in Area C and East Jerusalem for lacking building permits.
• Israeli authorities forcibly evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in Batn al Hawa area of Silwan, in East Jerusalem, in favour of an Israeli settler organization.
• The six last remaining families were displaced from Khirbet Yanun in Nablus governorate, where they had lived for more than 60 years, due to settler attacks.

Humanitarian Developments

• On 31 December 2025, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) urged the Israeli authorities to revoke their plan to ban many of the international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), noting that they collectively deliver close to US$1 billion in assistance each year. The Committee emphasized: “Humanitarian access is not optional, conditional or political.” Calling for this measure to be reversed, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General underscored that, pursuant to its obligations under international humanitarian law, Israel must allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for all civilians in need and reiterated that all humanitarian partners must be able to operate safely and in line with humanitarian principles.
• Between 23 December 2025 and 5 January 2026, two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and 94 were injured, including 35 children, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. In addition, one Palestinian succumbed to wounds sustained earlier in December 2025. During the reporting period, two Israelis were killed and two were injured in Israel by a Palestinian man from the West Bank, who was injured and arrested. The following are details of the incidents that resulted in fatalities during the reporting period:
  • On 23 December 2025, a Palestinian man from Salfit died of wounds sustained on 14 December, after he was shot by Israeli forces while attempting to cross the Barrier to reach East Jerusalem and Israel near Ar Ram and Dahiyat al Bareed in the Jerusalem governorate.
  • On 26 December 2025, a Palestinian man killed two Israelis, including a woman, and injured another two, including one boy, in two consecutive attacks in Israel. According to Israeli media, a Palestinian man from Qabatiya town rammed and killed an elderly Israeli man and injured an Israeli boy with his employer’s car near Bet She'an city and then stabbed and killed an Israeli woman and injured an Israeli man in Afula city. Israeli forces shot, injured and arrested the man, and carried out an operation in the man’s hometown of Qabatiya, in Jenin governorate (see below).
  • On 30 December 2025, Israeli forces opened live fire at a vehicle travelling on the main road between ‘Urif and Einabus towns, in Nablus governorate, shooting and injuring four Palestinian men in their twenties, one of whom later succumbed to his wounds. According to the Israeli military, soldiers shot, killed and withheld the body of a Palestinian man, claiming that he had attempted to carry out a ramming attack against them in the area. No Israeli soldiers were reported injured.
  • On 1 January 2026, Israeli forces opened fire and injured two Palestinians in Al Lubban ash Sharqiyya village in Nablus governorate. One of the injured Palestinians was arrested by Israeli forces and later pronounced dead in an Israeli hospital. According to the Israeli military, its troops conducted an ambush where they shot at people throwing stones at them. The other man fled the scene.
• In 2025, a total of 240 Palestinians, including 55 children (23 per cent), were killed by Israeli forces or settlers, including 225 by Israeli forces, nine by Israeli settlers, and six where it remains unknown if they were killed by Israeli forces or settlers (see graph below). During the same period, Palestinians killed 17 Israelis, including one child and six members of Israeli forces, in the West Bank. In Israel, attacks by Palestinians from the West Bank killed three Israelis and one Palestinian perpetrator, in addition to a Palestinian killed in an attack by Israelis in West Jerusalem.

• Between 23 December 2025 and 5 January 2026, Israeli forces shot and injured six Palestinians with live ammunition while they attempted to cross the Barrier to reach East Jerusalem and Israel, including four near Ar Ram and Dahiyat al Bareed in Jerusalem governorate and two in Qalqiliya city. In a separate incident, on 28 December 2025, a Palestinian man from Izbat Salman village in Qalqiliya governorate, fell down while attempting to cross the Barrier near Ar Ram town. The man was transported to a hospital in Israel before being pronounced dead, and his body has been withheld by Israeli forces (not counted in the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces). Since 7 October 2023, when Israeli authorities revoked or suspended most permits that had allowed Palestinian workers and others to access East Jerusalem and Israel, OCHA has documented the killing of 16 Palestinians and the injury of more than 240 others while attempting to cross the Barrier, reportedly in search of employment opportunities amid a severe economic downturn in the West Bank.
• Between 23 December 2025 and 5 January 2026 Israeli forces conducted two operations in Jenin governorate, resulting in displacement, movement restrictions and injuries. On 26 December, Israeli forces carried out a one-day operation in Qabatiya town, in Jenin governorate, the hometown of a Palestinian who killed two Israelis and injured two others in Israel (see more details above). Israeli forces raided multiple neighbourhoods, imposed a curfew, conducted field interrogations, and ordered shops to close. The family home of the man was raided and sealed, displacing five people (On 4 January, Israeli forces again raided Qabatiya town and delivered a military order to demolish the same house within 72 hours). Additionally, at least two multi-storey buildings and five houses in different locations across the town were taken over as military posts, displacing nearly 15 families, comprising about 75 people. Israeli forces blocked five of the town’s seven entrances with earth mounds, severely restricting movement, while ambulances were allowed to enter and exit the town via longer, alternative routes and only following coordination with the Palestinian District Coordination Liaison (DCL). In another 10-hour operation on 31 December, Israeli forces raided Jaba’ town, southwest of Jenin city, searched homes, forcibly evacuated two families, and converted one house into a field interrogation centre. Approximately 50 Palestinians, including the head of the village council, were arrested and interrogated, of whom four were physically assaulted and injured by Israeli forces.
• Between 28 and 30 December 2025, severe winter weather, including heavy rainfall, strong winds and flash flooding, affected vulnerable communities across large parts of the West Bank. On 29 December 2025, the Palestinian Civil Defense reported 115 incidents over an 11-hour period, including firefighting and rescue incidents across multiple governorates. Moreover, dozens of shelters and makeshift structures in Bedouin and herding communities sustained damage by flooding and storms – many of these families had already experienced repeated displacement due to settler violence and access restrictions, leaving their shelters fragile and highly exposed to weather hazards. Between 28 and 30 December 2025, OCHA triggered emergency response to assist at least 66 households (about 300 people) in 18 mainly herding and Bedouin communities who had their residential tents, livestock barracks, fodder storage and animal shelters damaged or destroyed. In several cases, structures that had been recently reconstructed following settler attacks were again damaged or rendered unusable.
• Under the 2026 Flash Appeal, approximately 63,000 people in the West Bank are targeted with emergency shelter assistance, including inter alia urgent shelter rehabilitation and weatherproofing works to protect vulnerable households from extreme weather as well as assistance to families displaced or affected by demolitions, forced evictions, or military incursions. Activities include the distribution of temporary shelter solutions, rental support, structural repairs and insulation, and the provision of essential seasonal items such as heaters and blankets, prioritizing families in damaged or exposed shelters.

Demolitions and Evictions

• On 31 December 2025, Israeli forces began demolishing 25 buildings in Nur Shams refugee camp, in Tulkarm governorate, which were targeted with demolition in an order issued by the Israeli military on 14 December. According to local community sources, Israeli authorities rejected a legal request submitted on behalf of the families to suspend the demolitions that targeted both single-family houses and multi-unit residential buildings, affecting approximately 70 households, all of whom had already been displaced from the camp. The structures are largely located in and near Jabal As Salhin, Al Manshiyeh, and Al Maslakh neighbourhoods. Already in May 2025, according to a preliminary analysis of satellite imagery conducted by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) that had not been validated in the field, a total of 280 structures had been destroyed or damaged in Nur Shams Camp, or about 35 per cent of all structures. Since then, Israeli forces have continued to carry out demolitions in Nur Shams Camp, as well as Jenin and Tulkarm camps, but the areas have remained inaccessible for further assessments.
• Between 23 December and 5 January, OCHA documented the demolition of 50 Palestinian-owned structures for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, which are almost impossible for Palestinians to obtain. Twenty-seven (27) of the structures were in East Jerusalem and 23 were in Area C of the West Bank. In total, 53 Palestinians, including 28 children, were displaced and more than 14,000 people were otherwise affected. The demolished structures included 10 residences (of which seven were inhabited), 31 agricultural and livelihood structures, and nine water and sanitation and other structures. Among the demolished structures were walls surrounding a children’s park in Al Mughayyir village in Ramallah governorate, where the land was also bulldozed and about 100 saplings uprooted, and 23 shops, signboards, kiosks and other commercial structures in Kafr ‘Aqab, in East Jerusalem, during a 12-hour operation by Israeli forces that also resulted in the injury of 24 Palestinians and the destruction or confiscation of large quantities of commercial equipment, tools and other property.
• Eleven of the 20 structures demolished in Area C of the West Bank during the reporting period were demolished by Israeli authorities in Az Za’ayyem Bedouin community, in Jerusalem governorate, on 24 December; eight were agricultural structures and three were residential shelters. The demolition displaced 31 Palestinians, including 17 children, and affected 17 additional people, including six children. Az Za’ayyem Bedouin is among 18 communities of over 4,000 people residing in an area designated for the E1 settlement plan in eastern Jerusalem governorate by Israeli authorities to create a continuous built-up area between Ma’ale Adumim settlement and Jerusalem. Since the Israeli government decided to proceed with the E1 settlement expansion plan in late August 2025, a total of 15 structures have so far been demolished, all in Az Za’ayyem Bedouin community.
• On 24 December, Israeli forces bulldozed on punitive grounds a one-storey residential house in Bizzariya village, northwest of Nablus city, displacing four people, including a child. The house belonged to the family of one of two Palestinians who stabbed and killed an Israeli security guard outside a supermarket at the Gush Etzion settlement Junction in Bethlehem governorate on 10 July, before they were both killed. During the demolition, the Israeli bulldozer destroyed the entrance of another house, affecting eight people, including four children.
• On 4 January 2026, the Israeli police forcibly evicted two Palestinian families from their two-storey residential building (containing two apartments) in the Batn Al Hawa area of Silwan, in East Jerusalem. As a result, eight people, including three children, were displaced, in favour of the Israeli settler organization Ateret Cohanim. According to the family, in November 2025, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected their appeal against the eviction. The family subsequently filed another petition and had a hearing scheduled for 21 December 2025. However, prior to the court’s ruling, the Israeli Enforcement and Collection Authority issued a final eviction notice, ordering the family to vacate the property by 5 January 2026. Following the eviction, Israeli settlers took over the building, sealed its doors and windows with metal sheets, and raised Israeli flags on the structure.
• This is the sixth eviction incident in Batn al Hawa since February 2024, which in total resulted in the displacement of 13 Palestinian families comprising 57 people, including 27 children. These families are among more than 90 families in Batn al Hawa, comprising over 450 people including about 200 children, who have been at risk of forced displacement due to eviction cases filed against them by Ateret Cohanim settler organization. Evictions have grave physical, social, economic and emotional impact on Palestinian families concerned. In addition to depriving the family of a home – its main asset and source of physical and economic security – evictions frequently result in disruption in livelihoods, increased poverty and a reduced standard of living. The high legal fees families incur when defending a case in court further strain already meagre financial resources. The impact on children can be particularly devastating, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and diminished academic achievement. Moreover, the establishment and continued presence of settlement compounds within Palestinian areas have significantly affected the daily lives of Palestinian residents, contributing to an increasingly coercive environment that may place additional pressure on them to leave. The main elements of this environment include increased friction; restrictions on movement and access; and a reduction on privacy due to the presence of private security guards and accompanying surveillance cameras.

Israeli Settler Attacks

• Between 23 December 2025 and 5 January 2026, OCHA documented 44 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians that resulted in casualties, property damage or both. The attacks led to the injury of 33 Palestinians, including 11 children; 28 were injured by Israeli settlers and five by Israeli forces. During the same period, settler attacks led to the large-scale displacement of the entire Palestinian herding community of Khirbet Yanun, in Nablus governorate (see below). In multiple attacks, Israeli settlers targeted Palestinian residential structures, as illustrated in the following examples:
  • On 24 December, in Al Mazraa ash Sharqia in Ramallah governorate, Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian-owned residential building under construction, damaging its staircase, doors and façade, and sprayed slogans in Hebrew on the walls.
  • On 27 December 2025, in Hammamat al-Maleh herding community in Tubas governorate, Israeli settlers attempted to trespass into residential shelters, vandalized at least two structures, destroyed furniture and water tanks, and physically assaulted a family, injuring a 12-year-old child. Israeli forces subsequently arrived, arrested four family members, and delayed ambulance access to the injured child for several hours.
  • On 3 January, Israeli settlers from a nearby outpost attacked a house in Burin village in Nablus governorate, throwing stones that broke windows and struck a 16-year-old boy on the head, further exacerbating fear among two families residing in the building, which has been repeatedly targeted.
  • On 3 January, Israeli settlers broke into the shelter area of a family in East Taybeh Bedouin community in Ramallah governorate, damaging and stealing a metal gate and intimidating nearby households, amid an escalation of attacks following the establishment of a settlement outpost adjacent to the community.
  • On 3 January, Israeli settlers broke into and vandalized a secondary residence on the northern outskirts of Sinjil village in Ramallah governorate, destroying furniture and household property.
• In one key incident on 26 December, Israeli settlers, believed to be from a settlement outpost on the southern outskirts of Deir Dibwan village in Ramallah governorate, carried out two consecutive attacks against Palestinians and their property in Area B of the village. According to community sources and video footage, the first attack occurred at about 01:00, when a group of masked Israeli settlers, some armed, cut the electricity supply and broke into a Palestinian-owned farm. The settlers assaulted two workers while they were sleeping, tied their hands and feet, and stole 148 sheep before fleeing towards the nearby outpost. The second attack took place around noon time on the same day, when dozens of masked settlers, some armed, attacked Palestinians who were ploughing their land and others who had gathered near the farm following the earlier incident. During the attack, settlers fired live ammunition, injuring one man with bullet shrapnel in the leg, and physically assaulted nine Palestinians, including four children and a 70-year-old man, using clubs and metal chains. In total, settlers injured 12 Palestinians and stole livestock, two agricultural tractors and two other vehicles.
• On 28 December 2025, following a series of settler attacks and intimidation, the six last remaining Palestinian families comprising 22 people, including two children and 11 women, were displaced from Khirbet Yanun in Nablus governorate, where they had lived for more than 60 years. According to community sources, the displacement followed repeated attacks by Israeli settlers from Itamar settlement and nearby settlement outposts, targeting residents and their property, blocking their access to grazing areas, preventing them from planting fodder crops, and restricting their access to agricultural areas, including olive groves. On 21 December, settlers took over two of the village’s abandoned houses as well as bulldozed and ploughed parts of Sahel Yanun that had already been cultivated by Palestinians, causing damage to 130 dunums (32 acres). These attacks also disrupted access to education, with teachers reporting repeated harassment by Israeli settlers and Israeli forces while commuting to and from the community. Amid ongoing threats by Israeli settlers, the Palestinian Ministry of Education temporarily relocated 16 students (Grades 1–6) and six staff members to a neighbouring school in Aqraba. The families were displaced over the course of several days, with the last remaining family reportedly given a seven-hour deadline to leave on 28 December. Following the full displacement of the community, Israeli forces installed a road gate, blocking access to the area.
• In 2025, OCHA has documented over 1,800 settler attacks that resulted in casualties or property damage in about 280 communities across the West Bank, primarily in Ramallah, Nablus and Hebron governorates. This is an average of five incidents per day, marking the highest daily average since OCHA began recording such incidents in 2006. These attacks have resulted in the injury of 1,190 Palestinians, including 838 (70 per cent) injured by Israeli settlers, 339 (28 per cent) by Israeli forces, and 13 where it remains unknown whether they were injured by Israeli settlers or forces. Of the 838 Palestinians injured by Israeli settlers in 2025 – an average of two Palestinians injured per day – nearly 60 per cent were in Ramallah (267 injuries) and Hebron (223) governorates.
• For key figures and additional breakdowns of casualties, displacement and settler violence between January 2005 and November 2025, please refer to the OCHA West Bank November 2025 Snapshot.

Funding

• As of 6 January 2026, Member States disbursed approximately $1.6 billion out of the $4 billion (40 per cent) requested to meet the most critical humanitarian needs of 3 million out of 3.3 million people identified as requiring assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under the 2025 Flash Appeal for the OPT. On 8 December 2025, the UN and its humanitarian partners launched a Flash Appeal for $4.06 billion to address the humanitarian needs of 2.97 million out of 3.62 million people identified as requiring assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2026. Nearly 92 per cent of those required funds are for the humanitarian response in Gaza, with just over eight per cent for the West Bank. In December, the oPt Humanitarian Fund managed 111 ongoing projects, totalling $61.1 million, to address urgent needs in the Gaza Strip (89 per cent) and the West Bank (11 per cent). Of these projects, 54 are being implemented by international NGOs, 44 by national NGOs and 13 by UN agencies. Notably, 48 out of the 67 projects implemented by international NGOs 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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Gaza Humanitarian Response
Situation Report No. 59

6 January 2026
(As of 18:00 on 5 January 2026, unless otherwise noted)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Fuel shortages and road closures severely slowed the humanitarian response in December. While fuel deliveries have resumed, ongoing access restrictions, congestion, and storage gaps continue to drive up costs and delay assistance.
• As of 4 January, partners were able to resume full monthly food rations distributions for the first time since October 2023, reaching 100,000 people.
• Since the October ceasefire, 35 health service points were reactivated and 25 new ones established, including 12 primary health care centres, with most being located in northern Gaza.
• Temporary Learning Spaces (TLSs) expanded to 424 sites, including two TLSs that opened between 3 and 4 January. The TLSs are now serving more than 232,000 children with about 5,550 teachers.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Israeli airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to be reported across the Gaza Strip between 3 and 5 January with casualties reported. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 16 Palestinians were killed and 28 others injured across the Gaza Strip over the last 72 hours.

On 30 December 2025, 37 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) were officially notified by an Israeli interministerial committee that their registrations would expire on 31 December 2025, triggering a mandatory 60-day wind down period. These INGOs are integral to food, shelter, health, and nutrition services across the occupied Palestinian territory, and this development may force them to cease operations unless registrations are renewed.

UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED AID ENTRY^*

Between 30 December and 5 January, at least 17,534 pallets of aid administered by the UN and its partners were offloaded at Gaza’s crossings, based on data retrieved from the UN 2720 Mechanism dashboard at 15:00 on 6 January. About 72 per cent of these pallets contained food, followed by water, health and sanitation (WASH) items (15 per cent), shelter supplies (8 per cent), health items (4 per cent), and others, including nutrition and protection aid, as well as fuel (less than 1 per cent).

Between 31 December and 5 January, UNOPS international monitors deployed at Gaza’s crossings verified the collection of at least 15,243 pallets of aid – 8,712 from Kerem Shalom Crossing and 6,531 from Zikim Crossing. These comprised inter alia 12,497 pallets of food assistance, including 3,691 pallets of nutrition supplies; 1,448 pallets of WASH supplies, 319 pallets of shelter items including tents, clothing, kitchenware and bedding items; and eight pallets of health supplies. Monitoring missions to Zikim were denied access on 1 and 4 January and no humanitarian cargo was collected on 2 January.

The above data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.

Salah ad Deen Road remains closed to humanitarian convoys uplifting cargo from Karem Shalom crossing, forcing humanitarian convoys to use the Philadelphi and Al Rasheed roads, resulting in severe congestion and delays. Due to irregular truck routing, frequent supplier cancellations, and denials of movement requests, transportation costs have increased. Additionally, the lack of appropriate storage facilities has caused some goods to spoil, undermining the efficiency and effectiveness of the response.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

The below are preliminary updates shared by Clusters at the time of reporting and will be reconciled and aggregated in the coming days as Clusters receive more data from the capillary network of partners active on the ground.

Food Security

• As of 4 January, Food Security Sector partners had reached 20,000 families (100,000 people) with monthly general food assistance via 50 distribution points with a ration size adjusted to two food parcels and two 25-kilogram bags of flour. These rations are covering 100 per cent of the minimum caloric needs for the first time since October 2023 thanks to sufficient stock.
• Hot meal distribution continues. As of 3 December, 25 partners delivered 1,627,000 hot meals through 209 kitchens: 452,000,000 meals by 49 kitchens in northern Gaza and 1,175,000 meals by 160 kitchens in southern Gaza.

Health

• Since the ceasefire and as of 31 December, health partners reactivated 35 health service points and established 25 new ones, including 12 primary health care centres. This expansion increased the availability of partially functioning health service points across the Gaza Strip from 33 per cent before the ceasefire to 40 per cent since the ceasefire. About 70 per cent of these newly established or re-opened facilities are in northern Gaza.
• Despite these improvements, two major challenges persist. First, 55 per cent of active health partners are international NGOs, and any de-registration would severely disrupt access to essential health services. Second, disruptions in the fuel supply threaten the continuity of care across all hospitals and primary health care centres, putting lifesaving operations at risk.
• On 5 January, WHO facilitated the evacuation of 18 patients and their 36 companions from Kerem Shalom Crossing for medical treatment outside Gaza.

Shelter

• Between 3 and 4 January, Shelter Cluster partners reached almost 16,400 families with life-saving shelter and non-food item assistance across Deir al Balah, Gaza city and North Gaza Governorate.
• In Deir al Balah, partners delivered 435 tents to families in urgent need of shelter. In addition, 1,764 blankets and 1,764 mattresses were distributed to 294 households to address urgent winter needs. Partners provided clothing assistance to 489 vulnerable households in Gaza city and North Gaza, and 732 framing kits were delivered to support the safety and stability of makeshift shelters, reaching 732 families.
• About 2,000 tarpaulins were distributed in Gaza city and North Gaza, while 2,000 blankets were distributed to families across the Strip aiming to strengthen protection against harsh weather conditions and improve living conditions for affected people.
• As part of an intersectoral joint response to rainstorm incidents, 1,792 tents were distributed to 1,792 families across the Gaza Strip, along with by blankets and tarpaulins. This integrated package provided urgent shelter solutions for families whose homes were severely affected by heavy rainfall, ensuring immediate relief and improved resilience against further weather-related challenges.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

• WASH Cluster partners continue maintenance work at the Azqoula Booster Station in Gaza city, which is expected to be completed by the end of January. The project involves installing an online booster station with a capacity of 450 cubic metres per hour. Once completed, this will significantly improve water pressure in the main and transmission networks, ensuring that the Mekorot pipeline water reaches wider areas with adequate pressure, particularly in Sheikh Radwan and western Gaza city.
• Water trucking operations continue, with 36 partners distributing daily more than 21,500 cubic metres of drinking water and 10,400 cubic metres of domestic water to 2,350 water collection points across the Strip.
• In December, 12 partners installed 1,192 communal latrines and 1,003 household latrines in 105 locations across the Strip. However, this remains far below the required target of 10,000 latrines per month, primarily due to shortages of latrine slabs and other critical supplies needed for installation in high-priority areas.

Protection

• Protection and protection-linked activities continued across the Strip on 3 and 4 January, reaching at least 2,900 people. Core support included psychosocial support (PSS) and risk awareness interventions. Adult-focused group PSS sessions reached 110 people, complemented by large-scale mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and awareness activities benefiting more than 2,166 people. These included Psychological First Aid (PFA) for 34 people, emotional release sessions for 1,198 participants, structured and unstructured PSS for 385 people, group and individual counseling for 120 people, and protection awareness sessions reaching 1,652 people.
• Specialized and disability-inclusive services were also provided, including speech therapy for 85 children, physiotherapy for 19 persons with disabilities or war-related injuries, and individual case management for 63 people. In addition, cash assistance supported 143 vulnerable households, while significant winterization efforts, such as clothing parcels, blankets and vouchers, benefited several thousand people, with distributions still ongoing.
• Child Protection
  • Between 3 and 5 January, Child Protection (CP) partners reached at least 6,000 children and more than 2,000 caregivers through child protection and MHPSS services across the Gaza Strip. These figures represent a minimum aggregate reach across multiple service modalities, noting that some children and caregivers may have accessed more than one service.
  • During the same period, at least 3,500 children participated in structured and unstructured MHPSS activities, including group sessions, individual counseling, expressive arts, recreational activities and PFA. More than 1,500 caregivers and adults received MHPSS support through individual counseling, group sessions, parenting support, and stress-management activities.
  • At least 50 children received general CP case management during the reporting period, while over 2,000 children remained under ongoing case management follow-up across multiple locations. Under family tracing, reunification, and care arrangements, at least 75 follow-ups were conducted with unaccompanied and separated children to assess well-being support and monitor outcomes, including follow-up linked to cash-based assistance.
  • Through child protection awareness and community engagement initiatives, more than 1,200 children and over 1,000 caregivers and community members participated in sessions addressing child safety, prevention of family separation, and child protection risks.
  • In addition, CP partners reached at least 4,800 children with winter-related protection assistance, including blankets, jackets, winter clothing, tarpaulins and cash for protection, to mitigate cold-related protection and health risks.
  • More than 200 children and adolescents also engaged in structured recreational, arts-based, and psychosocial activities, including initiatives under the “Gaza We Want” framework, promoting expression, coping and safe participation.
• Prevention and Addressing of Gender-Based Violence
  • Between 3 and 4 January, partners addressing gender-based violence (GBV) continued delivering multisectoral services across Gaza through women and girls safe spaces (WGSSs). These services included MHPSS, recreational activities for women and girls, case management, legal assistance, and awareness sessions on GBV and available services. During this period, 3,285 people accessed support through WGSSs.
  • The GBV Area of Responsibility partners assisted women and girls affected by recent flooding. In northern Gaza, 300 dignity kits and 5,800 menstrual hygiene management (MHM) kits were distributed to partners. In Khan Younis and Deir al Balah governorates, partners received 4,500 dignity kits, 20,000 MHM kits, and 2,100 blankets to strengthen the ongoing response. A portion of these supplies, particularly dignity kits, was allocated to the rapid response for flood-affected women and girls.
  • To maintain continuity of services, 12 partners received tents to repair and restore WGSSs damaged by storms. Severe weather remains a major challenge, as many GBV service delivery points have been destroyed, halting operations. Temporary tents have become the only viable solution to ensure service continuation.
  • Services were further expanded with the establishment of three new WGSSs: two in Gaza city and one in Khan Younis. As of 5 January, 59 WGSSs have been scaled up since the ceasefire.
• Mine Action
  • Between 3 and 5 January, Mine Action partners conducted 12 Explosive Hazard Assessment in Khan Younis, Deir al Balah, Gaza city and North Gaza in support of rubble removal efforts and partners activities.
  • Four Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) training sessions were held for UNDP engineers.

Education

• TLSs continue to expand across the Gaza Strip. Between 3 and 4 January, two additional TLSs were established in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, providing in-person learning opportunities for 203 school-aged children supported by 12 teachers. This brings the total to 424 operational TLSs, with a current capacity of 232,724 learners supported by 5,552 teachers. Scaling up TLSs remains a critical priority, however, progress is heavily dependent on the timely entry of essential supplies.
• Renovation works are advancing in public schools. Ten classrooms, two administrative rooms and two storage facilities have been completed in two schools in Gaza city, enabling access to learning opportunities for more than 1,800 children (half of them being girls).
• Innovative recycling efforts are underway with 10 furniture sets manufactured by recycling wooden pallets. Each set includes one table and six stools, serving 240 learners in Altaawon TLS in Khan Younis. Despite these achievements, needs remain high, and shortages of furniture and teaching/learning materials continue to pose significant challenges. The Cluster continues to encourage partners across sectors to donate wooden pallets for recycling into furniture to scale up production.

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Humanitarian Situation Update #350 on the West Bank contained an error regarding the age of a Palestinian fatality, who was initially reported as a child. He was subsequently confirmed to have been 18 years old.

All figures and related references have been corrected accordingly, with asterisks in the text indicating where changes were made.

The updated report is available here: ochaopt.org/content/humanitarian-situation-update-350-west-bank

Best regards,
OCHA OPT team

2004.

5 januari 2026

New report and snapshot on humanitarian response during the second month of the ceasefire

5 January 2026

Today, we release a narrative report and a snapshot (infographic) on humanitarian response delivered by the UN and its partners during the second month of the October 2025 Ceasefire.

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During the second month of the ceasefire, the UN and its partners:

• brought into Gaza nearly 85,000 pallets of humanitarian supplies;
• served up to 1.5 million cooked meals daily and reached nearly 1.3 million people with household-level monthly general food assistance in November;
• supported almost 321,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five with nutrient supplements to prevent malnutrition;
• set up 120 intensive care and emergency beds, and provided 30 anaesthesia machines and 40 portable vital-sign monitors to health facilities, alongside critical medicines and consumables;
• assisted over 237,750 children under the age of 11 with winter clothing kits; and
• reached nearly 62,000 additional households with US$24 million-worth of multi-purpose cash assistance.

Despite a significant increase the volume of supplies entering Gaza, administrative and bureaucratic impediments continued during the second month of the ceasefire. These impediments slowed the response and prevented the entry of aid and restoration of services at the scale to meet immense needs following two years of intense conflict, destruction and displacement. While the amount of emergency food and nutrition supplies increased significantly, the entry of shelter items, water and sanitation equipment, agricultural inputs, construction materials and education supplies has remained limited.

An earlier report and snapshot covering the first month of the ceasefire can be found here.

We hope you find this useful.

Best regards,

OCHA OPT team

2003.

5 januari 2026

Gaza Humanitarian Response
Situation Report No. 58

3 January 2026
(As of 18:00 on 29 December 2025, unless otherwise noted)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Heavy rains have damaged and overwhelmed water infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, raising water levels in Wadi Gaza and Sheikh Radwan lagoon. To keep de-watering pumps operational, the humanitarian community is engaging with Israeli authorities to allow entry of specialized equipment.
• January 2026 food assistance has seen rations adjusted to two parcels and two 25-kilogram flour bags per family, meeting 100 per cent of caloric needs for the first time since October 2023.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Israeli airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to be reported across several areas of the Gaza Strip between 30 December and 2 January with several casualties reported. Strikes reportedly struck several locations in North Gaza, Gaza city, Deir al Balah, Khan Younis, and Rafah, involving multiple airstrikes and ground fire.

Partners working in water, sanitation and hygiene say that heavy rains have affected damaged and unmaintained water-related infrastructure. For example, recent rains raised water levels in Wadi Gaza in Deir al Balah and Sheikh Radwan lagoon in Jabalya. In order to ensure the operation of de-watering pumps, the humanitarian community is engaging with the Israeli authorities to allow the entry of specialized equipment.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, as of 13:00 hrs on 1 January, five Palestinians were reported killed and eleven others injured across the Gaza Strip over the previous 48 hours.

UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED AID ENTRY^*

Between 31 December and 2 January, according to preliminary data, at least, 2,101 pallets of ready-to-use complementary foods, hygiene kits, soap, diapers, winter clothing, blankets, mattresses, and baby kits, 93 metric tons (mt) of animal fodder entered the Gaza Strip.

Verified data on aid cargo offloads and collection between 30 December and 2 January are not available yet at the time of reporting.

The above data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.

Between 30 December and 2 January, nine out of 24 humanitarian movements inside Gaza that required coordination with Israeli authorities were fully facilitated and completed. Six movements faced impediments—three were eventually completed, while the other three were only partially accomplished. In addition, three missions were cancelled, and six were outright denied.

Fuel shortages remain a critical challenge. Several organizations report relying on reserve fuel stocks to sustain essential operations, as the general fuel supply continues to be severely limited.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

The below are preliminary updates shared by Clusters at the time of reporting and will be reconciled and aggregated in the coming days as Clusters receive more data from the capillary network of partners active on the ground.

Food Security

• The January 2026 monthly general food assistance has begun with an adjusted ration size of two food parcels and two 25-kg bags of flour per family, covering 100 per cent of the minimum caloric requirement. This marks the first time since October 2023 that partners have sufficient stock to meet this standard. Rations had been varying between 50 and 75 per cent of caloric needs since the October 2025 ceasefire. Partners continue working to mitigate food quality and safety risks associated with commodities entering under adverse weather, ensuring the widest possible reach of general food assistance.
• As of 2 January, approximately 170,000 2-kilogram (kg) bread bundles are produced daily. The subsidized bread distribution network continues to expand, with the number of contracted retailers increasing from 118 shops in late 2025 to 148 as of 1 January 2026. About one-third of the bread is distributed free of charge to more than 400 shelters and community sites, while the remaining are sold through the 148 retailers at a subsidized price of 3 NIS (US$ 0.94) per bundle.

Protection

• Gender-Based Violence
  • On 31 December, partners addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) delivered multisectoral services across the Strip. These included 33 individual legal consultations and 180 hotline calls, providing support and guidance to survivors in need. Additionally, partners distributed 25 dignity kits and 824 menstrual hygiene management (MHM) kits to women and girls as part of the ongoing response to communities affected by flooding.
  • On the same day, psychosocial support remained a core priority. Psychological First Aid (PFA) sessions were provided to 20 women individually, while 80 women participated in group PFA sessions across safe spaces. Awareness and life skills sessions reached 1,173 participants, covering topics such as sexual exploitation, GBV prevention, and personal protection. Stress-relief activities engaged 150 women and girls, while handicraft and coffee circle activities offered emotional and social support to 38 participants within women and girls’ safe spaces.
  • To strengthen community resilience, partners conducted four community engagement meetings aimed at raising awareness on GBV and reinforcing protection networks. In total, these activities reached 569 people across different governorates, contributing to improved safety, psychosocial well-being, and timely access to essential services for survivors.
• Mine Action
  • Between 30 and 31 December, Mine Action partners conducted five Explosive Hazard Assessment in Khan Younis and North Gaza in support of rubble removal efforts and partners activities.
  • Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) continued across Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis, reaching 11,256 people through four partners.

Education

• Since the October ceasefire and as of 21 December, 16,678 students sat for the second cycle of the Tawjihi General Secondary Examination. This cycle was organized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) for students from the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years who were unable to sit for the first cycle or who failed one or more subjects. The second cycle aimed to enable students to complete their secondary education requirements and pursue further educational pathways.
• As part of ongoing efforts to expand access to education for school-aged children and establish Temporary Learning Spaces (TLSs), UNICEF conducted assessments at 15 sites in northern Gaza. Of these, 10 sites were recommended for use as TLSs. At the selected sites, a total of 43 classrooms will be established and housed in 10 high-performance tents.

2002.

Breaking the silence

1 januari 2026

As a new year begins, attention is shifting to the next phase of President Trump’s 20-point plan. “Phase Two” is being presented as a step toward stability in Gaza, but key elements remain undefined to this day. No clear timelines and enforcement mechanisms, with Hamas still holding the body of police officer Ran Gvili, and no clarity about Israel’s future military presence on the ground. These uncertainties raise serious concerns about what this next phase will mean in practice.

A Peace Plan?

According to the plan, the IDF will withdraw from the Yellow Line to a more distant perimeter within the Gaza Strip and will be replaced by an International Stabilization Force. But key details remain unclear, including the role that Palestinian leadership would play in the eventual governing structure.

The plan’s ambiguities present serious risks - chief among them that the Yellow Line could become the new border between Gaza and Israel, leaving around 56% of Gaza’s territory under Israel’s permanent military control.

Photo: Brice Le Borgne

East of the Yellow Line, Israel has been continuously carrying out demolitions in a manner that suggests no intention of further withdrawal. At the same time, Israel has built over a dozen new military outposts along the Yellow Line and now maintains a total of close to 50 military outposts there, alongside continued construction of roads and supporting infrastructure.

Satellite imagery further shows that the IDF is actively shaping its own version of a new border inside Gaza. Yellow markers installed by the military indicate that the line is being drawn deeper into the enclave, deviating from the route announced in October. These markers now delineate the area under Israeli control, extending IDF presence ever deeper into Gaza.

Additionally, the commitment to remain in Gaza was expressed by senior Israeli officials: Eyal Zamir, the IDF chief of staff, who stated that “the Yellow Line is a new borderline” and Israel Katz, Israel’s defense minister, said that Israel will never withdraw from all of Gaza, and has hinted at his support for establishing settler outposts in the northern Strip. All the while, the IDF continues flattening the area proximate to the Yellow Line.

Satellite images indicate that amid the ceasefire, hundreds of buildings have been destroyed in Shujaiya alone. According to Haaretz, nearly 100 percent of the buildings in Rafah, Abasan al-Kabira, Khirbet Khizeh, Jabalya, and other areas had been systematically razed. And of course, the Yellow Line pushes most of Gaza’s population into an incredibly small patch of territory. Nearly all agricultural land remains on the other side of the border, perpetuating Gaza’s life-sustaining dependence on international aid and on Israel’s approval for its entry. In recent days, Israel has further deepened this crisis by barring the operations of 37 humanitarian aid organizations in the occupied Palestinian territories. 

Not Just a Border

The Yellow Line also marks a kill zone. Live fire is used against anyone who crosses it in order to “eliminate any threat.” No arrest procedure, no warning - and this includes children. Earlier this month, for example, a drone was deployed to kill Fadi and Juma Abu Assi, aged 10 and 12. The IDF stated that the children had approached the forces in a way that posed an immediate threat. This was not the first time Palestinians have been shot dead near or beyond the Yellow line.

Over 400 Palestinians have been killed over two months of a so-called “ceasefire." Their deaths are not tragic mistakes or an unavoidable byproduct of the fighting. They are the result of an indiscriminate open-fire policy that produces indiscriminate killing.

As many of our testifiers who served in the Perimeter and the Netzarim corridor previously recounted, the rules of engagement in these areas are extremely permissive.

“There are no clear rules of engagement. [...] There is no system of accountability in general. Anyone who crosses a certain line, that we have defined, is considered a threat and is sentenced to death.”

In the West Bank: Settler Terror and Outposts Supported by the State

Since October 7th, there has been a drastic surge in settler violence in the West Bank, with this past year proving unprecedented in both frequency and intensity. This violence, including daily arson attacks, the slaughter of livestock, assaults and sometimes the use of live fire, is organized settler terror, fully backed by the state.

In a recent documentary by Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11, senior military and intelligence officials admit that the illegal outposts, from which a large share of the attacks originate, are essentially a project that is fully supported by the Head of the Central Command in the IDF, Major General Avi Bluth.

The establishment of these violent outposts, illegal under Israeli law, is in many cases coordinated with the IDF, which either directly deploys soldiers to protect the outposts or arms local settlers. As revealed this week by Matan Golan in Haaretz, settler terror has recently spread into Area B of the West Bank — areas that are formally under Palestinian civil administration, and it is being carried out with the cooperation of the Israeli military.

In recent weeks, Israel has approved the establishment of 19 new settlements, most of which started as illegal outposts and have now been approved retroactively. This is not a coincidence; it’s a method. 

State of the Occupation Report 2025

Together with partner NGOs from Israeli civil society, we compiled an extensive report, summarizing the two years of Israel's war of destruction in Gaza as well as the grave violations of human rights in the West Bank over the past two years.

The report is available on our website.

Amir Ziv, Breaking the Silence, at the Haaretz Conference on the 2025 State of the Occupation Report, Tel Aviv. 

Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival

Earlier this month, we screened our new collection of video testimonies, titled “The Day Before”, at the Solidarity Film Festival in Tel Aviv. Filmed before these horrifying two years, this collection is part of a larger project featuring testimonies from soldiers who served in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank prior to October 7. Although far smaller in scale, the cruel routine exposed in these testimonies offers a chilling glimpse into an immoral and unsustainable reality — one that was bound to explode at any point.

The testifiers interviewed for this project bravely chose to put a face to their testimonies, despite the public backlash and silencing faced by those who speak about the occupation.

In the coming weeks, we will be sharing the full collection of testimonies from this project across our channels. Stay tuned.

After two years of violence that crossed every imaginable line, a “ceasefire” came into effect in October. We must not allow that term to dull our efforts to expose what took place, nor our opposition to the atrocities that are still being carried out as these lines are written.

2026 will be a year that will determine whether the extreme level of violence reached over the past two years will become the new status quo. But there is another, plausible possibility: that this level of violence will be a breaking point. One that could lead to meaningful action within Israeli society and across the international community, and push us all toward a different future. This is the possibility we choose to believe in; this is the future we are fighting for. This is why we will continue to break the silence.

2001.