Palestine

17 June 2026

By 11 June 2026, Israeli authorities advanced plans to expand settlements across the West Bank, including through more than 2,100 additional housing units and funding for establishing and expanding 69 settlements and outposts in Area C, the Jordan Valley, and the South Hebron Hills. The expansion is likely to increase displacement pressure on Palestinian Bedouin, herding, and rural communities already affected by settler violence, demolitions, movement restrictions, and limited access to land and water. Between January 2023 and April 2026, approximately 5,910 Palestinians were displaced from 117 Bedouin and herding communities, and at least 38 communities in the Jordan Valley remain exposed to displacement. Since January 2026, more than 100 incidents of demolition or settler violence have damaged or destroyed over 190 water and sanitation-related structures across the West Bank, increasing reliance on emergency water trucking. Continued settlement growth may further restrict access to agricultural land, grazing areas, water resources, healthcare, and livelihoods, increasing protection, WASH, shelter, and legal assistance needs. (Times of Israel 11/06/2026, Amnesty International 10/06/2026, OCHA 13/06/2026)

17 June 2026

On 12 June 2026, private generator operators in Gaza warned of a possible complete shutdown caused by shortages of engine oil and spare parts, with partial suspensions already affecting around 200,000 subscribers and an estimated 2.1 million people depending on generators directly or indirectly. Generators provide about 11 hours of electricity daily since the collapse of Gaza's main network, with a prolonged shutdown threatening healthcare, water pumping, and other essential services. (AJ 12/06/2026, Raya News 15/06/2026, OCHA 06/06/2026)

10 June 2026

On 8 June, following Iranian missile attacks on Israel, Israeli authorities closed all crossings into Gaza until further notice, including Rafah and Kerem Shalom. The closure halted the entry of humanitarian aid, fuel, medical supplies, and commercial goods and is likely to further worsen conditions for Gaza’s entire population of 2.1 million people, most of whom remain displaced and living in overcrowded shelters amid already severe shortages of food, safe water, healthcare, and electricity. (STC 08/06/2026, TNA 08/06/2026, MEM 08/06/2026)

13 May 2026

An estimated 237 thalassaemia patients continue to suffer from malnutrition and face lack of timely blood transfusions, as Israeli access restrictions continue to drive shortages in medical supplies, including blood units, in Gaza. Patients who require regular transfusions every two to three weeks are receiving them as infrequently as every two to three months. Since October 2023, at least 38 patients have died because of shortages of blood units. (AJ accessed 13/05/2026, SANA 09/05/2026)

06 May 2026

Gaza faces further food access disruptions with the production of bread, a primary food source, dropping by 50% in late April given restricted aid deliveries, flour shortages, and a lack of fuel for running bakeries. Humanitarian access restrictions have increased since early March following the escalation in the Middle East involving Israeli and US attacks on Iran, resulting in decreased flour inflows into the strip – currently at around 260 tonnes per day against a required 450 tonnes, equivalent to only 38% of pre-October 2023 levels. The bread bundles that international organisations can produce cover only 30% of needs. Food insecurity projections for mid-April suggest that 1.6 million may be facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse levels, likely worsening as restrictions on the entry of aid, including flour, persist. There are already reports of people queuing for hours for bread only to return without it. (TNA 28/04/2026, IPC 19/12/2025, WFP 23/04/2026)

22 April 2026

In April 2026, it was reported that over 70% of displaced households in Area C of the West Bank identified threats against women and children, including sexual and gender-based violence, as a primary driver of displacement. These threats occur within an increasingly insecure environment characterised by settler violence, movement restrictions, and systemic impunity, resulting in widespread psychological trauma and heightened protection needs. They also contribute to disrupting girls’ education, livelihood losses for women, and an increase in early and forced marriages. (NRC 20/04/2026, The Guardian 21/04/2026)

08 April 2026

Shortages in basic items, including cooking gas, across Gaza continue as border crossings remain closed, leading community kitchens to reduce operations, medical supplies, spare parts for malfunctioning medical equipment, telecommunications equipment, spare parts for ambulances and generators, and infant formula. (OCHA 02/04/2026, MSF 03/04/2026, ETC/WFP 31/03/2026)