Occupied Palestinian Territory

Water-borne diseases that are both preventable and readily treatable have increased by almost 150% inside Gaza over the past three months.

As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families.

Oxfam and 240 organisations call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. 

Under the new provisions, INGOs already registered in Israel may face de-registration, while new applicants risk rejection.

Restrictions on movement and total siege making aid operations almost impossible.

Israel's decision is a reckless act of collective punishment, explicitly prohibited under international humanitarian law.

A dramatic rise in Israeli military violence has caused the largest forced displacement in the West Bank since the illegal Israeli occupation began. As the ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank unfolds, vital humanitarian work and projects are being delayed or destroyed, Oxfam warned today.  

A new survey of 35 aid agencies working in Gaza found that Israel failed to improve humanitarian access over the last year.

After more than a year of a brutal military assault and blocking of aid by Israeli authorities, this pause is long overdue.

Response to the alert issued last night, by the IPC’s Famine Review Committee, which warned of imminent famine in northern Gaza.