麻豆APP

21 April 2026

OCHA reports that although crossings into Gaza are closed today and tomorrow for Israeli holidays, UN teams continue collecting supplies from the Palestinian side of Kerem Shalom.

Today, this included sanitation items, tarpaulins, infusion pumps, and family tents for distribution to families in Gaza.

Meanwhile, insecurity continues across the Strip. Partners on the ground report that between 12 April and 18 April, incidents such as gunfire, shelling and strikes increased by 46 per cent compared with the previous week, marking the highest weekly total since the October ceasefire agreement. North Gaza, Gaza and Deir al Balah governorates saw the sharpest increases.

In parallel, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned yesterday that explosive remnants of war continue to pose a serious risk to civilians, especially children. Since January, ICRC has tracked 16 accidents that involved explosive ordnance – four Palestinians were killed and more than 30 others were injured.

Mine action partners have provided education sessions to tens of thousands of people across the Strip to help prevent casualties from explosive ordnance.?However, addressing this threat more effectively requires the entry of specialised equipment and a full range of clearance and disposal activities.

Restrictions, including limitations on the entry of equipment needed to dispose of explosive ordnance, continue to hamper the overall humanitarian response.

In the West Bank, OCHA warns that violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces and settlers, alongside coercive policies and practices, continues to result in casualties, property damage, and displacement.

OCHA reported today that during the first quarter of the year, 33 Palestinians have been killed and 790 injured by Israeli forces or settlers, while over 540 Israeli settler attacks caused casualties or property damage.

OCHA reiterates that attacks affecting civilians must be investigated and civilians must be protected. Israel, as the occupying power, has an obligation to protect the Palestinian population, and perpetrators must be held accountable in line with international humanitarian law.