{"id":315215,"date":"2026-02-06T15:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=315215"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:14:48","slug":"ocha-gaza-humanitarian-response-situation-report-no-66","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ocha-gaza-humanitarian-response-situation-report-no-66\/","title":{"rendered":"OCHA Gaza Humanitarian Response – Situation Report No. 66"},"content":{"rendered":"
As of 18:00 on 5 February 2026, unless otherwise noted<\/strong><\/p>\n This report, issued every Friday, outlines efforts and progress made by the UN and its partners to scale up the humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip under the ceasefire that entered into effect on 10 October 2025. The next report will be issued on 13 February. For all situation reports\u00a0see here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Between 30 January and 5 February, reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued across the Gaza Strip, with a reported increase in strikes and fatalities compared with previous weeks. Strikes reportedly resulted in civilian casualties \u2013 including children and one health worker \u2013 and damage to civilian objects. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza (MoH), 82 Palestinians were killed, and 162 others injured during the reporting period, bringing the total casualty toll reported by MoH since the ceasefire came into effect to 574 killed and 1,518 injured.<\/p>\n On 3 February, about 40 families were reportedly displaced from the vicinity of Al Mahatta and Sanafour, east of At Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza city. The families headed westwards, seeking refuge in schools in Gaza city. By the morning of 4 February, calm had reportedly resumed, with 10 families returning.<\/p>\n Efforts to address immediate weather-related and conflict-related needs through joint distributions continued during the reporting period. Between 29 January and 4 February, 455 displaced families sheltering in Gaza city, Deir al Balah and the Mawasi area of Khan Younis received multisectoral assistance packages, including tents, tarpaulins, bedding and blankets, hygiene kits, cereals, plastic sheeting, and clothing kits. Beneficiaries included 65 families displaced from At Tuffah neighbourhood, 22 families in Khan Younis affected by military escalation on 31 January, and one family in Gaza city affected by an accidental tent fire. The remaining 367 families were affected by flooding and heavy rains.<\/p>\n On 4 February, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported that a Palestine Red Crescent Society paramedic was killed while carrying out humanitarian duties during an attack in the Mawasi area. That day,\u00a0OCHA reiterated<\/a>\u00a0that civilians and civilian infrastructure must always be protected. \u201cThey must never be targeted or used to shield military activities. Children and medical personnel are afforded additional protection under international humanitarian law.\u201d<\/p>\n In early February, the Rafah Crossing re\u2011opened, allowing limited movement of people for the first time since March 2025. The reopening has allowed the World Health Organization and partners to support the medical evacuation of 36 patients and 62 companions through that route, in addition to the medical evacuation of other critical patients through Kerem Shalom. It also allowed the return to Gaza of another 98 Palestinians, who were then offered support by the UN and its partners, including through the installation of a reception area at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where returnees can meet protection officers, psychologists and medical staff, and receive water, basic nutrition items, and information on humanitarian services.<\/p>\n On 5 February, the UN Human Rights office (OHCHR)\u00a0warned<\/a>\u00a0of a pattern reported by returnees of ill-treatment, abuse and humiliation by Israeli forces and armed Palestinians allegedly backed by the Israeli military. Consistent accounts indicate that some of those armed Palestinians handcuffed and blindfolded returnees, conducted searches, threatened and intimidated, and stole personal belongings and money. Upon arrival at the Israeli checkpoint, returnees described a pattern of violence, degrading interrogations, and invasive body searches, in some cases while blindfolded and handcuffed. OHCHR said that taken together, these accounts point to a pattern of conduct that violates Palestinians\u2019 rights to personal security, dignity, and freedom from torture, ill-treatment, and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.<\/p>\n The UN is following up on these reports, including by offering support to individuals and engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure that any future movement is safe and dignified.<\/p>\n While the reopening of the Rafah Crossing represents an important milestone, movement remains highly restricted, requires multiple layers of security checks, and is limited exclusively to pedestrians, with the UN and its partners not allowed to channel any goods or humanitarian supplies through that route.<\/p>\nHIGHLIGHTS<\/h2>\n
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SITUATION OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n
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