麻豆APP

30 April 2026

OCHA reports that?the UN and its partners?today visited?four displacement sites in eastern?Gaza?city,?where about 600 families are?exposed to harsh conditions and heightened risks.

They found that?people?are sheltering in overcrowded tents and heavily damaged buildings, with no alternative?arrangements?in?sight. They have very limited access to clean water and?sanitation services are virtually?non?existent,?with?solid waste?remaining?untreated.?Rodents?and insects?are?everywhere,?increasing the risk of contracting?skin diseases, among other?health risks.

The teams?identified scaling up clean?water,?sanitation?and hygiene?support; providing shelter and other essential items; expanding food and health services; and strengthening education to support those families.

Humanitarian partners report that?with few days to earn a living, children?are venturing closer?to?high-risk?areas?where Israeli troops?remain?deployed to collect and sell materials.

OCHA and?its humanitarian?partners?say?that security incidents continue to restrict humanitarian access and the delivery of services in?many areas, including the ones visited today, while emergency medical services?remain?largely unavailable.

Today’s?visit brought together UN and NGO teams leading efforts in food security, health, shelter, protection, explosive ordnance?management and humanitarian coordination. Their findings will?shape?how the humanitarian sector can better support families.

In the West Bank,?humanitarians leading on?water and sanitation?say?services are constrained by settler violence, movement restrictions,?demolitions?and infrastructure damage.?These conditions continue to disrupt people’s access to water sources, damage networks and storage, and increase reliance on?water trucking and other short-term measures.

So far in 2026, Israeli settlers have vandalized more than 60 structures used for water or sanitation – affecting more than 30 Palestinian communities.

In March, ten partners supported?nearly 30,000?displaced and other people across more than 70 communities by delivering water by trucks, fixing?cisterns?and distributing hundreds of water tanks.