17 July 2026
OCHA reports that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and its humanitarian partners continue to support displaced families across the?Gaza Strip.
Humanitarian partners are currently delivering by truck more than 17,000 cubic metres of drinking water each day through 2,460 distribution points. However, this is 15 to 20 per cent less than in June, mainly due to funding shortages. This reduction comes as needs are highest during summer, and the risk of water shortages is greatest.
Humanitarian partners are also distributing more than 4,600 cubic metres of domestic water each day for washing, cleaning and other household needs. Partners are working on addressing gaps to prevent further reductions in access to safe water.
Partners report that about 80 per cent of all solid waste generated is collected. The remaining 20 per cent continues to pose public health risks. In Gaza city, about 75 per cent of the waste accumulated at the Firas Market temporary dump site has been removed and transferred to a new site in the Netzarim Corridor area. The new site is being developed as a temporary disposal area in the near term.
Humanitarian partners working to mitigate pest infestation have reached 80 per cent of the 3,500 identified hotspots. The response includes community awareness-raising, insect-control spraying and rodent-control measures. Partners have also recently brought pest-control materials into Gaza.
West Bank: Palestinians displaced from Bedouin community
In the West Bank, OCHA reports that on 9 July, 12 Palestinians ¨C four of them children ¨C were displaced from the Jabal al Aqra’a Bedouin community, west of Jenin, following threats and intimidation by Israeli settlers believed to be from a nearby settlement.
The displaced Palestinians were part of a Bedouin community that had been present in the area for more than 70 years. Jabal al Aqra’a is the 47th Palestinian community to be fully displaced by recurrent settler attacks and access restrictions since January 2023.
OCHA reiterates?that Palestinians?across the Occupied Palestinian Territory?must be protected, as required by international law,?and?perpetrators?of violations?must be held accountable.
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Subject: Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons, Settler violence, Water, West Bank
Publication Date: 17/07/2026
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