麻豆APP

17 June 2026

OCHA reports that the UN and its humanitarian partners continue to provide?assistance?across the?Gaza Strip.

Since May, and in collaboration with?partners, the?International Organization for Migration (IOM)?are providing?shelter repairs, replacing wood with aluminium to improve durability, safety, and living conditions. They also supported the manufacture and installation of nearly 150 large emergency family shelters and provided shelter assistance to hundreds of families, combining cash and in-kind support.

The UN and its humanitarian partners are?also repurposing?used wooden pallets?for furniture?and?other?household?uses.

However,?IOM??that progress continues to be constrained by lengthy Israeli approval processes, including custom clearance. Delays have led to winter items only receiving approval during the summer. Last month, several shipments, including kitchen sets and solar lanterns, that had already been cleared by Israeli authorities?were nevertheless denied entry.

Meanwhile,?as families experience electricity blackouts, overcrowding and lack of safe?cooking?fuel,?they?often?prepare meals?over an open fire inside or?near their tents.?In June, the UN and its partners responded?to?multiple?cooking-related fire incidents.?To mitigate further risk, humanitarian teams?provide?safety?guidance?to people at risk.

Turning to the West Bank, settler-related incidents continue. On Monday,?near the town of Halhul, Israeli settlers?reportedly attacked?Palestinian farmers using sticks and stones.?A?newly established settlement?near the town of Dura?prevented Palestinians from accessing thousands of?acres?of agricultural land, affecting the safety and livelihoods of?more than a dozen families and restricting movement and access for?thousands of Palestinians.

OCHA calls once again for the protection of civilians,?which includes enforcing the law against anyone who carries out attacks.