The Humanitarian Monitor | March 2010

The sudden escalation violence across the oPt in March highlights the overall fragility of the situation, and the vulnerability of the civilian population, resulting in the largest number of Palestinian casualties (deaths and injuries combined) in a given month since the end of the ?Cast Lead? offensive. Deteriorating electricity supply Poor living conditions exacerbated Poor living conditions in Gaza, due to continuing decline in the import of fuel to the Gaza power plant. Cooking gas imports increased to the highest levels since July 2009.