UN-supported bread production in Gaza. Photo by WFP
UN-supported bread production in Gaza. Photo by WFP

Humanitarian Situation Report | 17 April 2026

Highlights

  • Ongoing strikes and environmental hazards, including pests and rodents, continue affecting residential areas across the Gaza Strip, putting people at risk and further undermining living conditions.
  • Critical health services remain under strain, with medicine shortages increasing dialysis-related transfusion needs and largely halting cardiac catheterization.
  • UN and partner aid inflows declined by 37 per cent between the first and second three-month periods following the 10 October 2025 ceasefire agreement – coinciding with reduced crossing operations, increased cargo returns, scanning malfunctions and other impediments.
  • In the West Bank, two Palestinians were killed by Israeli settlers on 8 and 11 April, raising to 61 the number of those killed in settler attacks over the past three years, including 34 by Israeli settlers, 17 by Israeli forces, and 10 by Israeli settlers or forces.
  • More than 80 Palestinians were displaced across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, between 7 and 13 April, including 47 due to settler attacks and access restrictions and 38 by lack-of-permit demolitions; in 2026, more than 2,500 Palestinians have been displaced by demolitions, settler attacks, and evictions.

Overview

High levels of violence and restrictive policies persist across the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Over the past week, new casualties, damage to property and further displacement have been reported – intensifying humanitarian needs while continued access and operational constraints hinder relief efforts.

Gaza Strip

Living conditions across the Gaza Strip remain dire, with most families still displaced and reliant on humanitarian assistance, including trucked water, particularly for drinking. Civilians often cannot afford basic commodities and lack adequate protection from violence and environmental exposure – including to pests and rodents (see below). Airstrikes, shelling, and gunfire continue across residential areas, reportedly resulting in civilian casualties and damage to critical facilities. Recently, many strikes seem to have targeted police personnel, according to reports.

Data by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza indicates that between 8 and 15 April, 29 Palestinians were killed, one body was retrieved, and 105 people were injured, bringing the overall reported casualty toll since the announcement of the ceasefire in 10 October 2025 to 765 fatalities and 2,140 injuries.

Between 6 and 12 April, in response to rainfalls, one fire incident, and further displacement, the UN-led Joint Rapid Distribution Mechanism reached 317 households with full multi‑sectoral assistance packages, including the provision of tents to 63 households. In addition, six households received tents only, 38 households were supported with tarpaulins and blankets, and a further 647 households received tarpaulins based on assessed needs.

Following the temporary pause of medical evacuations from Gaza after a security incident on 6 April, the UN support to such medical evacuations resumed on 12 April. A total of 103 patients were taken out of Gaza, alongside their 190 caregivers, in three separate movements through the Rafah Crossing – on 12, 14 and 15 April. At the same time, the UN and partners offered support to 292 Palestinian returnees who re‑entered Gaza via the same route.

Pests, rodents and public health

Widespread and severe environmental health hazards continue to be identified across the Gaza Strip. Partners report a proliferation of rodents, cockroaches, flies, and other pests, contributing to disease transmission, with a high prevalence of scabies, lice, and skin infections. The scale and persistence of such public health risks are linked to overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and limited access to hygiene services.

Between 7 and 13 April, an alert system managed by the Site Management Cluster (SMC) across displacement sites indicated that rodents or pests were frequently visible in 1,326 of the 1,644 assessed sites (81 per cent), affecting about 1.45 million people. Additional alerts highlighted persistent sanitation‑related risks, including sewage in surrounding streets (61 per cent of sites), accumulated solid waste (56 per cent), and flooding or stagnant water (24 per cent). Traces of open defecation and dead animals were also reported. Only 3 per cent of sites indicated no visible environmental health hazards within or around the site perimeter.

These environmental conditions are closely mirrored in reported household‑level health concerns. A total of 1,322 sites (81 per cent) reported the presence of skin infections or rashes, including scabies, lice, bedbugs, or other ectoparasitic infestations. Skin infections or rashes were reported in nearly two‑thirds of sites, lice in over 65 per cent, and bedbugs in more than half. Other ectoparasitic infestations were identified in over one‑quarter of sites. According to health partners, more than 70,000 cases of rodent and ectoparasitic infestations have been reported so far in 2026.

To address these risks, the UN and partners are working jointly across all sectors by improving the management of solid waste and access to health services, boosting drainage and sanitation services, advancing pest control measures, and strengthening hygiene promotion, among other steps.

However, many of these measures rely on items that are largely unavailable in Gaza and often difficult to take in. While interventions that rely on pesticides are well underway, implementation requires lengthy processes including procurement, approvals, shipment, deployment and safe application. The decongestion of waste disposal sites is similarly constrained.

Until more comprehensive solutions are advanced, the UN and partners have already deployed mechanical traps and sprayed chemical treatments on a limited scale with locally available materials. Partners across all sectors are raising awareness of personal hygiene, sanitation, the safe use of chemicals in affected sites, and where to seek medical advice. Medical staff and community representatives have been trained in identifying cases and trends. Livestock owners have been provided with some pest-control supplies, as farm animals can serve as disease reservoirs. And food security partners have strengthened the management of food waste and are monitoring community kitchens.

More approvals are needed to take in pest-control chemicals, hygiene supplies and the engine oils and spare parts required for pumping, rubble removal and other operations.

Incoming supplies

Since 6 April, the flow of humanitarian aid from Ashdod Port has increased, after shrinking by 65 per cent between 31 March and 5 April, although the scanner is still not operating at full capacity. Humanitarian cargo offloading rates from the Egypt corridor remained stable at 80 per cent throughout 1 and 13 April.

Following the reopening of Zikim Crossing for humanitarian cargo on 12 April, offloading activities have been allowed on alternating days. The crossing is now expected to admit cargo from the Ashdod Port and from Jordan via the Back-to-Back (B2B) route. The reopening of Zikim provides important direct access to northern Gaza.

Since 12 April, the Israeli authorities have also authorized an increase in the volumes of supplies sent by the UN and partners through the Jordan B2B route – from 50 to 60 trucks, twice a week.

According to the online UN 2720 Mechanism Dashboard, in the first three months after the announcement of a ceasefire on 10 October 2025, the UN and partners took into Gaza over 167,600 metric tons of humanitarian aid; in the following three months, between 11 January and 11 April 2026, aid inflows declined by 37 per cent to less than 105,000 metric tons.

This reduction coincided with significant access constraints, including high volumes of cargo manifested via the Egyptian corridor that was returned by the Israeli authorities throughout February, the prolonged closure of the Zikim crossing and technical issues affecting scanning capacity at Ashdod Port. While the recent reopening of Zikim is a critically needed and welcome development, multiple obstacles still prevent the UN and partners from fully scaling up humanitarian assistance.

All data presented so far in this section, on incoming supplies, refers to humanitarian cargo tracked by the UN 2720 mechanism; as such, it does not include bilateral donations and the commercial sector.

For more information on incoming supplies, see the online UN 2720 Mechanism Dashboard.

With regards to the commercial sector, available data from the Gaza Chamber of Commerce suggests that between 6 and 12 April, a total of 403 truckloads of commercial goods were collected into the Strip. The proportion of essential commodities further reduced in favour of non-essential ones. Out of the 403 truckloads, 52 per cent reportedly carried food, only five per cent cooking gas, three per cent shelter materials and another three per cent hygiene items, while 37 per cent of truckloads were reported as carrying items classified as “other,” including non-essential goods.

For a detailed account of the latest humanitarian operations in Gaza, see Annex 1 below.

West Bank

Casualties

Between 7 and 13 April, Israeli settlers shot and killed two Palestinian men during settler attacks: one fatality was in Tayasir town, in Tubas governorate, on 8 April, and another in Deir Jarir village, in Ramallah governorate, on 11 April. In Jayyus village, in Qalqiliya governorate, an elderly Palestinian woman died from a heart attack during a search operation by Israeli forces (not counted among the overall number of fatalities by Israeli forces or settlers).

During the same period, at least 40 documented Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians resulted in casualties, property damage, or both. In one incident in Wadi Qana, in Salfit governorate, settlers damaged crops and irrigation pipelines. In another incident in Beit Imrin village, in Nablus governorate, two elderly women were physically assaulted and injured by Israeli settlers while harvesting thyme.

In total, at least 48 Palestinians, including eight children, were injured during the reporting period, including 22 by Israeli settlers in settler attacks and 26 by Israeli forces within the context of search operations and other raids by Israeli forces.

In 2026, 35 Palestinians have been killed, including 10 by Israeli settlers, 24 by Israeli forces and one by Israeli settlers or forces. In addition, at least 880 Palestinians have been injured, including about 495 by Israeli forces and 385 by Israeli settlers. Since January 2023, 61 Palestinians have been killed in settler attacks, including 34 by Israeli settlers, 17 by Israeli forces, and 10 by Israeli settlers or forces.

Displacement

On 13 April, Israeli forces permitted 114 Palestinian women to briefly return to their homes in Jenin Camp to retrieve some belongings. This followed coordination through the Palestinian District Liaison Office and was subject to personal searches upon entry and exit as well as escort by Israeli soldiers. The women are among 33,362 Palestine refugees displaced from Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps since January 2025. One woman reported finding extensive damage inside her house, including major structural destruction and loss of belongings.

According to the most recent assessment by the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), based on imagery collected on 26 January and 5 February 2026, more than 1,500 structures were identified as destroyed or moderately to severely damaged in the three camps.

During the reporting period, OCHA triggered emergency response to support people following the demolition of 10 structures, including eight homes, for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain. These included three structures in Area C, displacing one person, and seven structures (all homes) in East Jerusalem, displacing nine families comprising 37 people, including 11 children. The nine families were forced to demolish their homes in Al Bustan area of Silwan, Ath Thuri, Jabal al Mukabbir and the Old City of Jerusalem following the receipt of demolition orders to avoid the payment of additional fines and fees. About half of 86 structures demolished in East Jerusalem in 2026 were demolished by their owners following the receipt of demolition orders by Israeli authorities.

In addition, six Bedouin families comprising 47 people, including 35 children, were forcibly displaced in two communities in Ramallah and Jericho governorates due to recurrent settler attacks.

Overall, in 2026, more than 2,500 Palestinians, including over 1,100 children, have been displaced by administrative and punitive demolitions, settler attacks, and evictions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. In line with trends observed in recent years, settler attacks and related access restrictions continue to be a primary cause of displacement, accounting for 75 per cent (more than 1,900) of recorded displacement this year, the vast majority in Area C. Also in Area C, about 340 Palestinians have been displaced by lack-of-permit demolitions carried out by Israeli authorities, nearly 60 per cent of whom were in Hebron and Nablus governorates. In East Jerusalem, over 250 Palestinians have been displaced by administrative demolitions and evictions, 60 per cent of whom were in the Silwan area; these comprise roughly 180 people displaced by lack-of-permit demolitions and the rest due to evictions implemented by Israeli authorities pursuant to legal cases filed by Israeli settler organizations.

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Food Security and Livelihood Situation

According to the Food Security Sector, food security conditions in the West Bank remain fragile. Household purchasing power continues to decline, with people increasingly relying on negative coping strategies and humanitarian assistance. Despite the relative availability of food commodities in local markets, food prices remain elevated and income opportunities limited. The agricultural sector remains under significant strain due to access restrictions, rising input costs, and limited water availability during the spring farming season, resulting in reduced productivity and continued reliance on humanitarian support. Livestock conditions also remain fragile, with herders facing high feed costs and constrained access to veterinary services.

For a description of key incidents, please see Annex 2 below.

For a description of humanitarian response in the West Bank by cluster, please see Annex 3 below.

Funding

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Sources: Financial Tracking System and oPt HF

Annexes

Annex 1: Humanitarian Operations in the Gaza Strip by Cluster

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Across all clusters, humanitarian operations continue to face interconnected impediments that constrain the scale, quality, and continuity of assistance. Persistent restrictions on the entry of critical supplies, equipment, and inputs undermine service delivery and longer‑lasting response. Acute shortages of fuel, electricity, spare parts, and consumables disrupt the functioning of health facilities, water and sanitation systems, protection and site services, and mobile outreach, while compounding logistical challenges related to transportation and staff mobility.

Insecurity, damaged infrastructure, movement restrictions, and limited access to land, coupled with large presence of rubble and explosive ordnance, further hinder operations, exacerbate overcrowding, and constrain the establishment or expansion of facilities, learning spaces, and safe service points.

The report cover the period of 6 to 13 April unless otherwise specified.

Food Security

  • Between 1 and 13 April, Food Security partners provided general food assistance at the household level to more than 102,000 families (approximately 412,000 people) as part of the April monthly distribution cycle. Each family received two parcels, one 25-kilogram flour bag and 2.5 kilograms of high energy biscuits, covering 75 per cent of minimum caloric needs. Additional caloric needs are covered through other modalities.
  • As of 9 April, partners continued to prepare and serve over 1.25 million meals every day through 129 kitchens. This includes 428,000 daily meals produced in northern Gaza and 830,000 meals in the south.
  • Rehabilitation and reconstruction of farms and other production facilities require the full and unrestricted entry of agricultural inputs through both commercial and humanitarian channels. To enable the resumption of local food production at scale, multiple, complementary inputs must be available simultaneously and in a timely manner, and local importers and distributors specializing in agricultural supplies must be permitted to import these inputs directly.

Health

  • Health partners are providing services at hospitals, primary health care centres, and medical points, and by mobile teams. Integrated service delivery is ongoing in high-priority areas, where facilities report high patient caseloads of up to 250-300 consultations per day. On 13 April, a health partner supported the re-establishment of three prefabricated primary health centres.
  • So far in 2026, health partners report an average weekly reach of 254,800 people through service delivery in Gaza, with general clinical services accounting for the largest share (167,000 weekly), followed by sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable diseases, child health, and mental health and psychosocial support.
  • Emergency medical teams (EMT) support service delivery, with 23 partner organizations implementing 36 EMT activities across Gaza, involving 310 national and 72 international personnel. However, rotation schedules continue to constrain the deployment of specialized staff.
  • A Health Cluster partner has supported a 120-bed expansion at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city, alongside the delivery of critical surgical equipment, including orthopedic and neurotome drills – the first such delivery since October 2023. Limb reconstruction activities are ongoing, with at least 560 severe cases identified across Gaza in 2026.
  • During the reporting week, a partner provided anticancer medicines, insulin, and other supplies essential to address non-communicable diseases to the Ministry of Health and partners.
  • Hemodialysis services are supporting 676 patients through 108 machines across four health facilities – the Al‑Shifa, Al‑Aqsa and Nasser hospitals and the Az Zawaida Field Unit – but face increased blood transfusion needs due to the lack of erythropoietin.
  • Across all areas, severe shortages of essential medicines, laboratory supplies, consumables and specialized equipment continue to constrain service delivery. For example, cardiology services are severely constrained, with cardiac catheterization largely suspended and limited to life‑saving cases only, due to critical shortages of essential supplies and consumables.
  • Persistent shortages of generator fuel and spare parts are disrupting facility operations, while Israeli restrictions on the entry of critical supplies – including some dental materials – further limit response capacity. High caseloads, limited-service availability and strained referral pathways continue to hinder access to care.

For more information, see the online Heath Cluster Dashboard.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

  • Between 6 and 13 April, a total of 47 partners distributed 19,907 cubic metres of drinking water and 9,145 cubic metres of domestic water across 2,305 collection points.
  • Overall water production remains stable: some 58 per cent are produced from groundwater wells, 27 per cent come from Israel through the three Mekorot pipelines, and 15 per cent are produced by desalination plants.
  • Between 7 and 13 April, a cluster partner successfully took into Gaza and distributed 500 household latrine units.
  • Solid waste collection currently covers approximately 85 per cent of daily waste generation across Gaza.
  • Water production is heavily constrained by limited access to energy, and severe shortages of oil lubricants, consumables, and spare parts threaten the continued operation of generators that provide life‑saving water and sanitation services across Gaza.
  • To reduce the substantial cost and operational burden of water trucking, urgent repairs to water distribution networks in populated areas are required.

On WASH operations addressing health risks associated with pests and rodents, see a dedicated section above.

Shelter

  • Between 6 and 13 April, partners reached 15,948 households across the Gaza Strip with life-saving shelter and non-food items (NFIs) assistance through both in-kind and voucher-based modalities. Distributions included 87 tents, 28,304 bedding items, 4,916 bedding kits, 10 emergency shelter kits, and 323 clothing kits delivered through cash and voucher assistance.
  • Through the Rapid Joint Distribution Mechanism, partners continued to support households affected by the March rainfall, reaching 594 households with emergency shelter and essential household items, including 52 full packages (tents and NFIs) and 1,085 tarpaulins between 6 and 13 April.
  • Response capacity remains highly constrained due to critically low in-country stock levels. Partners report that available supplies are sufficient to support approximately 29,000 households with shelter items and 9,296 households with essential household NFIs.

For more information, see the Shelter Cluster website.

Site Management

  • Between 7 and 13 April, the Site Management Cluster alert system continued to identify environmental health hazards across displacement sites, including those related to pests and rodents, with findings informing cross-sectoral response.

For more information see the dedicated section above.

Protection

  • Partners offered protection services to over 16,000 people. Interventions included mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS), psychological first aid, case management, legal counselling, community-based protection, raising awareness on sexual exploitation and abuse and risks linked to explosive ordnance, and specialized support for persons with disabilities, alongside the operation and adaptation of safe spaces and protection points.
  • Key gaps remain in access to safe and adequate spaces, privacy for confidential services, and availability of specialized and assistive items. Limited infrastructure, overcrowding, and shortages of materials for psychosocial and community-based activities continue to reduce service quality. Barriers to access – particularly for persons with disabilities and older persons—persist due to mobility constraints, lack of transport, and disrupted basic services.
  • Overall, the protection environment remains highly strained, with worsening psychosocial distress observed among affected populations, alongside increasing pressure and fatigue among frontline staff operating in challenging conditions.

For more information, see the online Protection Cluster dashboard.

Child Protection

  • Child protection partners provided about 7,000 children and caregivers with structured group MHPSS sessions, individual counselling, mind-body therapy, expressive arts, recreational and resilience‑building activities, speech therapy, and family‑based psychosocial support.
  • A total of 110 children facing heightened protection risks received targeted case management assistance. Of them, 16 were referred to specialized services, while 56 unaccompanied and separated children were followed up to assess well‑being and service needs. More than 6,500 cases remain active under case management, while 617 children in alternative care continue to receive support. In addition, child protection actors reported 49 child victims who were referred to specialized child protection services.
  • Partners also carried out prevention and community‑based activities involving 2,000 children and caregivers. These included child protection awareness sessions, parenting support, and explosive ordnance risk education, alongside recreational and life‑skills activities aimed at mitigating protection risks.

Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

  • Partners provided services to over 7,882 people through 68 safe spaces for women and girls, two safe shelters for cases most at risk, and some delivery points set up in displacement sites. They provided MHPSS and briefed people on their legal rights, reproductive health, and GBV, including sexual exploitation and abuse.
  • They also provided individual GBV case management services to 484 women and girls, of whom 362 received cash‑for‑protection assistance to address immediate safety and basic needs.
  • Partners also provided dignity kits to 3,603 women and girls to support their personal hygiene and well‑being.
  • They organized training sessions to further build the capacity of 179 frontline GBV response workers. A partner also provided intensive participatory training to 20 people on MHPSS for GBV-related issues.

Mine Action

  • Partners conducted 68 explosive hazard assessments (EHAs) in support of debris removal and other partner activities, one quality management assessment to verify that EHAs are conducted in line with international guidelines, and seven emergency response team missions.
  • Explosive ordnance risk education activities continued, reaching more than 12,200 people in Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis between 2 and 9 April.
  • Since January 2026, the accident tracking database has recorded 16 accidents that involved explosive ordnance, where four Palestinians were killed and 32 others were injured.
  • Mine Action partners are still waiting for clearance from the Israeli authorities to conduct the full spectrum of explosive ordnance disposal activities and bring into Gaza critical equipment which the authorities still deemed “dual-use,” making them restricted.

Education

  • Between 6 and 13 April, partners set up nearly 20 high-performance tents across eight learning spaces. This is part of broader efforts to expand existing temporary education spaces (TLSs), which is critical as limited access to land continues to constrain the establishment of new sites, particularly within densely populated displacement areas. Overall, 357,500 learners are enrolled in 585 operational TLSs.
  • Partners distributed 82 recreational kits (for some 7,380 learners) and 57 early childhood development kits (for some 2,850 children) across 19 learning spaces.
  • Between January and April, partners took into Gaza only 422 School‑in‑a‑Carton kits (for about 16,880 children) and 349 early childhood development kits (for about 17,450 children).

For more information, see the online Education Cluster page.

Multi-purpose Cash Assistance

  • In March 2026, Cash Working Group partners provided multi-purpose cash assistance to 147,912 households (approximately 813,000 people). Each household received a standard cash amount of 1,250 NIS (US$378), delivered through digital payment systems.
  • Partners continued to verify and remove duplicate beneficiaries through OCHA-managed systems, minimizing overlap. From April onwards, the rollout of the HotPot system, designed for de-duplication, is expected to further simplify verification and enable faster, more efficient delivery of assistance.

Emergency Telecommunications

  • Between 6 and 13 April, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) reprogrammed 11 UN agency Very High Frequency (VHF) radios with unified configurations aligned to UN standards. To further strengthen operational readiness, ETC provided specialized training to one UN staff member on radio reprogramming, with additional capacity-building sessions planned.
  • ETC also engaged partners to identify mounting solutions for satellite‑based tracking devices on armoured vehicles, mitigating damage to additional units.

Annex 2: Key Incidents in the West Bank, 7-13 April 2026

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  • On 8 April, Israeli settlers, reportedly from a newly established outpost near Tayasir village, in Tubas governorate, shot and killed a Palestinian man. This followed a series of settler attacks that began around noon and continued intermittently throughout the day. According to local sources, Israeli settlers raided agricultural land, damaged greenhouses, stole crops, assaulted farmers, injured a 49-year-old man, and forced farmers to leave. In the evening, when settlers returned, Palestinians and settlers threw stones at each other. Palestinians injured an Israeli settler with a stone and a settler shot and injured the Palestinian man. Israeli forces subsequently arrived, evacuated the injured settler, and prevented a Palestinian ambulance from reaching the wounded Palestinian man, who later died of his injuries; his body was withheld by Israeli forces. On 9 April, Israeli forces raided the village and arrested seven Palestinians. In a statement, the Israeli military said that the Israeli who opened fire was an off-duty soldier.
  • On 8 April, one Palestinian Bedouin family comprising 12 people, including nine children and two women, were forcibly displaced from the outskirts of Ni’lin village, Ramallah governorate, due to repeated settler attacks. Following the establishment of a new settlement outpost nearby in 2024, settler attacks against Palestinians in the area have surged, with incidents of settlers breaking into shelters, grazing livestock, harassing residents, and restricting their access to surrounding grazing areas.
  • On 9 April, five Palestinian Bedouin households comprising 35 people, including five women, 26 children and one man with a disability, were forcibly displaced from Area C and Area A in Al ‘Auja, in Jericho governorate, due to Israeli settler violence. According to the families, they dismantled their own structures and relocated to a safer part of Area A within the town due to ongoing intimidation, attacks, and threats by Israeli settlers from nearby outposts. Incidents included settlers moving between Palestinian homes, intimidating women and children, grazing livestock on Palestinian privately-owned land, and threatening further violence if the families did not leave the area. Additionally, the families and eyewitnesses reported that Israeli settlers stole some of the families’ belongings during the relocation.
  • On 11 April, Israeli settlers wearing military uniforms shot and killed a Palestinian man in Deir Jarir town, in Ramallah governorate. According to local and official Palestinian sources, the incident began when Israeli settlers grazed their livestock on private Palestinian land near the town’s entrance. Palestinians then gathered in the area, following which Palestinians and settlers threw stones at each other. Subsequently, two Israeli settlers in military uniforms arrived on a quad bike and opened fire at Palestinians, killing the man.

Annex 3: Humanitarian Operations in the West Bank by Cluster

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Food Security

  • Between 6 and 12 April, food security partners carried out the following activities:
  • Distributed animal shelters to 10 households in Jericho governorate, including nine households in Al Jiftlik – Abu Al ‘Ajaj and one household in Fasayil Al Wusta.
  • Distributed 790 tons of fodder seeds across eight governorates, serving some of the most vulnerable Bedouin and rural communities.
  • Distributed over 69,000 seedlings to farmers across Bethlehem, Hebron and Ramallah governorates, alongside 5.6 tons and 480 litres of fertilizers, and provided support to 65 home gardens in Bethlehem and Ramallah to enhance household-level food production and resilience.
  • Installed a 1.2-kilometre water transmission pipeline as an emergency response in Atuf, Tubas, benefiting some 40 farmers.
  • Provided kitchen equipment to a cooperative in Al Yamun, in Jenin governorate, in addition to the rehabilitation of agricultural land belonging to three farmers.
  • Rehabilitated 1.6 km of agricultural roads in Iktaba, in Tulkarm governorate.
  • Distributed 50,000 vegetable seedlings to 800 women across the northern West Bank governorates.
  • Fenced 56 dunums of agricultural land, benefiting 15 farmers in Juris, in Nablus governorate.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

  • Between 6 and 12 April, WASH partners provided 155 cubic metres of water per day to 4,540 families who have been displaced from or within Jenin, Tulkarm, the Jordan Valley and Masafar Yatta (Hebron).

Shelter

  • Between 6 and 12 April, shelter partners supported over 80 households through six emergency interventions in Jerusalem and Tubas governorates, where they provided people with bedding kits, kitchen sets and other support.

Protection

Child Protection

  • Since the start of 2026, child protection partners have provided group and individual mental health and psycho-social support services (MHPSS) to over 10,500 children across the West Bank. In addition, 6,638 caregivers have participated in MHPSS and parenting support sessions.

Mine Action

  • In March, mine action partners reached about 2,900 people across the West Bank with 347 sessions of explosive ordnance risk education. While explosive ordnance risks have recently increased in the context of the regional escalation, operations remain constrained by limited funding.

** Double asterisks indicate that a figure, sentence, or section has been rectified, added, or retracted after the initial publication of this update.

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