Humanitarian Situation Report | 5 June 2026 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

06 Jun 2026

Highlights

Health risks posed by pests and rodents in Gaza remain high as restrictions persist on access to landfills and the import of critically needed items, despite ongoing mitigation efforts implemented with pesticides brought in last month.
For families in Gaza, water shortages mean a daily trade-off between drinking, hygiene and disease prevention, UNICEF warns.
Zikim crossing closed for two weeks; all aid convoys are being rerouted to Kerem Shalom – the last remaining cargo crossing – through a newly established checkpoint that is congested, slowing down the collection of critical supplies into Gaza.
Funding shortfalls are forcing humanitarian partners in Gaza to scale down or suspend certain critical services.
In the West Bank, settler attacks continue to undermine livelihoods, with more than 950 incidents documented across over 230 communities in 2026, resulting in casualties and widespread damage to homes, agricultural assets, and essential infrastructure.
The closure of Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps has been extended until 31 July. Since January 2025, more than 33,000 Palestine refugees have been displaced from Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps and surrounding areas.
73 Palestinian-owned structures were demolished between 19 May and 1 June for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, displacing 126 people, including 57 children, more than 40 per cent of them in Qalandiya village.

Overview

Over the past two weeks, violence, military operations, and movement restrictions have resulted in casualties, damaged homes and infrastructure, driven new and prolonged displacement, and limited access to essential services, livelihoods, and humanitarian aid. Increasingly, they are placing strain on an already fragile economy, as disrupted markets, rising living costs, and declining household incomes make it harder for people to meet their basic needs. At the same time, growing operational and funding constraints are reducing the ability of humanitarian partners to respond at the required scale.

Gaza Strip

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is volatile and insecure as strikes continue daily, reportedly causing civilian casualties. Most people remain displaced and confined to shrinking and overcrowded spaces where essential services are overstretched. Access to safe water is limited, and solid waste is accumulating in residential areas. This is attracting pests and rodents that contaminate food and living spaces and increase cases of illness, particularly among children. The recent rollout of a pest control campaign is a critical step, but its successful implementation depends on sustained entry of supplies.

The broader humanitarian operation is further hampered by the tightening of access restrictions. Since 24 May, the Israeli authorities have kept the Zikim Crossing in northern Gaza closed. As of 4 June, Kerem Shalom remains the only crossing point for approved cargo to enter Gaza. Furthermore, on 1 June, Israeli forces began routing humanitarian convoys through a new road, with a new checkpoint, to reach Kerem Shalom from inside Gaza. Since then, convoys have faced significant operational challenges at the new checkpoint – including delays, congestion, malfunctions, and slow screening. As a result, only some of the supplies planned to be collected from Kerem Shalom could be picked up and the volumes of incoming fuel dropped.

These challenges are compounded by funding shortfalls, significantly limiting the capacity of humanitarian actors to sustain and scale up essential services and respond effectively to people’s needs.

On 31 May, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported an increase in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the eve of Eid Al Adha on 26 May, resulting in the killing of at least 26 Palestinians including six women and seven children. According to OHCHR, this brings the total to at least 32 children and eight women killed in this context since the announcement of the ceasefire.

According to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, which operates under the de facto authorities, 45 Palestinians were killed, five bodies were retrieved, two died of wounds, and 254 people were injured between 20 May and 3 June. This brings the overall reported casualty toll since the announcement of a ceasefire agreement on 10 October 2025 to 936 fatalities and 2,903 injuries, according to MoH.

Strikes are affecting humanitarian and other critical assets. On 22 May, a retailer supported by food security partners sustained severe damage from a nearby strike. On 28 May, an air strike hit a residential area about 200 metres from five humanitarian facilities in Deir al Balah. This followed an order from the Israeli military to humanitarian partners in the area to shelter in place shortly before the strike. On 31 May, an airstrike hit the rooftop of a UN school building in An Nuseirat, creating a hole near the staircase area; no injuries were reported.

Strikes or exchanges of fire have also caused damage to critical water and sanitation infrastructure. On 23 May the Emirati carrier line was hit and damaged, and on 28 May facilities near Al-Aqsa Hospital were also damaged. Although repairs are underway, progress remains slow due to shortages of essential materials such as pipes and fittings.

Access to water in Gaza is limited to begin with. Information collected in March indicates that most households are unable to meet the minimum needs of 6 litres of water for drinking and cooking per person per day. UNICEF warns that, for families in Gaza, water shortages mean a daily trade-off between drinking, hygiene and disease prevention. Partners leading on water report that the overall water production in Gaza dropped by about 20 per cent in May compared with two months earlier, largely due to shortages of chemicals and spare parts.

Pests, Rodents and Sanitation

Between 26 April and 30 May, infectious diseases accounted for 20 per cent of consultations reported to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS) in Gaza. Acute respiratory infections remained the leading cause of morbidity at 48 per cent of reported conditions. Ectoparasitic and other skin diseases and acute watery diarrhea followed as the second and third most reported conditions, showing increasing trends and accounting for 30 and 20 per cent of morbidity, respectively. Health Cluster partners are undertaking a rodent-associated disease risk assessment to inform outbreak preparedness and response efforts.

During the same five days, the Site Management Cluster’s Incident Alert System recorded incidents across 29 displacement sites in Khan Younis, Deir al Balah, and Gaza city, with rodent and insect infestations identified as the most critical concern. Affected people face increased public health and protection risks such as bites, skin infections, psychosocial distress, and damage to shelters and belongings. Reports highlight repeated cases of children being bitten during sleep, while overcrowding, damaged shelters, and poor waste management are worsening conditions. Site Management partners are responding with cleaning materials, rubble removal, fumigation, rodent control, waste management support, and complementary shelter assistance.

Across Gaza, partners leading on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) continue the roll-out of a Pest Control Plan launched on 17 May to address infestations of rodents and ectoparasites. To date, treatment has started at 1,180 priority locations, including areas around hospitals, food storage facilities, sewage channels, lagoons, shelters, and temporary dumping sites, in coordination with community leaders and solid waste actors. Continued implementation will require the regular entry of pesticides.

Solid waste management remains a significant challenge, as it continues to rely on temporary dump sites near displacement areas, increasing public health risks for affected populations. Since early March, WASH Cluster partners have removed approximately 100,000 cubic metres of waste from the Firas Market in Gaza city and transferred it to the newly identified dump site in Abu Jarad. The new site, however, cannot be fully developed or effectively utilized without the geotextile materials that have only now been approved and are in the procurement and supply phase. More generally, partners working on sanitation have stressed the need to secure access to Gaza’s landfills close to the eastern perimeter as well as approval to take into Gaza equipment and inputs needed to clear explosive ordnance and remove waste and rubble.

Incoming Supplies

In May, according to UN 2720 mechanism data, UN and partners offloaded approximately 51,900 pallets of aid at the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings for collection from within Gaza. This represents an increase compared with the 49,400 pallets in April and 47,500 in March, but remains below levels recorded earlier in the year, including 54,600 in February and 58,600 in January.

The closure of Zikim since 24 May has affected the dispatch plan from Jordan and forced all cargo through Kerem Shalom. Under the Jordan plan, convoys running through King Hussein (Allenby) bridge between Jordan and the West Bank run twice weekly, 50-60 trucks per crossing, while the Jordan River Crossing (Sheikh Hussein Bridge) which connects Jordan with Israel operates five days per week at 15 trucks daily. On 29 May, Israeli authorities closed the Jordan River Crossing after fire broke out nearby, on the Israeli side; trucks queued for transit remained on site until called forward, while King Hussein Bridge (Allenby) continued operating as normal. Operations are now expected to resume as planned.

Between 18 and 31 May, only half of all aid trucks from Egypt could offload at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom Crossing, based on data tracked by the Logistics Cluster, continuing a trend observed in the first half of the month.

On the commercial front, data from the Gaza Chamber of Commerce suggests that 708 private-sector truckloads entered Gaza between 25 and 31 May. The number is still below pre-regional escalation average (1,000-1200), and it was further driven down by the Eid holidays and the complete closure of Zikim crossing. For further consideration, 222 out of 708 truckloads (31 per cent) carried non-essential items, such as ground coffee and candies, effectively reducing the quantities of necessary commodities transported to the markets. Of those carrying essential items, the vast majority carried fresh or frozen food, staples and cooking gas. Only 31 truckloads carried hygiene items, 49 shelter materials, eight stationaries for children, three animal feed and one truckload transporting medical supplies. This represents discrepancies among supply chains that compound affected households' capacity to meet their multiple and varied sectoral needs beyond food.

According to data from the Gaza Chamber of Commerce’s daily monitoring, food prices remained relatively stable between 25 and 31 May, with minor variations across fresh products; the exception were eggs that, compared with the previous week, experienced a 22 per cent decline. The prices of non-food items remained unchanged. However, prices still represent a 235 per cent increase compared with the time before October 2023 and an 88 per cent increase compared with the period between the declaration of a ceasefire in October 2025 and the regional escalation of 28 February 2026.

Cash-out commission rates have decreased to 11 per cent, down from 23 per cent just after the October 2025 ceasefire agreement. The gradual decrease improves the purchase power of those beneficiaries opting to use cash instead of relying exclusively on digital transactions, particularly for small purchases or payments, such as transportation costs. To be noted, further reductions in the current circumstances would be difficult to obtain due to the persistence of extreme liquidity shortages across the Gaza Strip.

Overall, data gathered by the Cash Working Group evidences that markets remain under severe pressure, with unpredictable supply chains continuing to undermine recovery and resilience.

The UN is only able to confirm the entry of supplies tracked by UN 2720. For breakdowns of those, see the online UN 2720 Mechanism Dashboard.

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

Funding Shortfalls

Funding constraints are increasingly limiting the humanitarian response across Gaza. Some partners have already been forced to scale down or suspend critical services. Other partners’ ability to plan, pre-position, and respond effectively is weakening.

Water: Since mid-May, four partners were forced to start phasing out trucking activities - some have already ceased operations, while others are expected to complete the phase out by mid-June - leaving over 330,000 people across approximately 250 sites at risk of losing their primary drinking source.

Meals: As of 28 May, 23 food security partners delivered 678,000 meals every day through 80 kitchens to 1,107 locations, down from 1.5 million daily meals in mid-March. While a shift from in-kind assistance to cash and livelihood support is being actively promoted, in line with the re-activation of commerce, the private sector does not yet offer enough fresh, diverse and affordable food to offset the reduction, which is driven mostly by underfunding.

Agriculture: Agricultural recovery interventions, including livestock support and agricultural asset rehabilitation, are being suspended or scaled down.

Site management: Partners are only able to sustain operations in 505 out of more than 1,600 displacement sites across the Gaza Strip; of these, just 139 sites have benefited from site improvement works.

Education: Shortfalls are limiting temporary learning spaces (TLS), teacher incentives, education supplies, psychosocial support, and the overall capacity to maintain and expand services.

Child Protection: Lack of funding is constraining the continuity of high-risk child protection case management, mental health and psychosocial support services, outreach activities, and child-friendly spaces, with many already facing disruptions.

Women and girls: Twelve safe spaces for women and girls remained closed in May.

For an overview of humanitarian funding across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, see the Funding section below.

West Bank

Across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Israeli forces’ operations, movement restrictions, demolitions and settler violence continue to drive humanitarian needs and generate displacement, while disrupting Palestinians’ access to housing, livelihoods and essential services. These practices, together with reduced access to labour markets and broader fiscal pressures, continue to undermine household resilience and economic conditions across the West Bank.

On 31 May, Israeli forces extended a military order titled “Restriction of Movement and Traffic” for Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps and surrounding neighbourhoods until 31 July 2026. The order designates “closure areas,” where entry and exit are prohibited without a permit issued by the Israeli military commander or an authorized official; such permits may be personal or general and limited by area, time, purpose, or route. Since January 2025, more than 33,000 Palestine refugees have been displaced from Tulkarm, Nur Shams and Jenin refugee camps and surrounding areas, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This has become the largest and longest displacement crisis in the West Bank since 1967. Prolonged operations and movement restrictions continue to undermine access to housing, livelihoods and essential services in affected areas.

Against this backdrop, concerns regarding access to essential services for Palestine refugees have intensified following recent Israeli measures seeking to affect UNRWA’s operations and facilities. On 29 May, the Secretary-General condemned Israeli authorities’ decision to establish military facilities at the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound in East Jerusalem, stating that the measure breaches the inviolability of United Nations premises and obstructs the implementation of UNRWA’s General Assembly mandate. He called on the Israeli authorities to rescind the decision and immediately return the compound to the United Nations, warning that continued actions against UNRWA further undermine the Agency’s ability to operate and provide essential services to Palestine refugees across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem.

Humanitarian partners continue to respond to growing needs among displaced and at-risk communities. According to the Shelter Cluster, over the past two weeks, partners reached approximately 100 households, comprising about 500 people, with shelter and non-food items (NFI) assistance. Assistance focused on internally displaced persons and communities affected by demolitions and included emergency shelter support, bedding kits and kitchen sets. Shelter Cluster partners also continue to support displaced households from refugee camps through cash-for-shelter interventions, prioritizing families living in inadequate shelter conditions, while assessing needs in communities at risk of displacement, including in Khan al Ahmar, where assessments indicate that dozens of families would require emergency shelter assistance in the event of mass demolitions.

Casualties and Settler Violence

Between 19 May and 1 June (the reporting period for this West Bank section), Israeli forces killed three Palestinian men while over 70 Palestinians, including nine children, were injured by Israeli forces or settlers across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Two Israeli girls (children) were injured in a Palestinian ramming attack at Gush Etzion settlement junction in Bethlehem governorate.

Nearly 60 per cent of Palestinian injuries occurred during Israeli forces’ search operations and other raids, while the remainder were reported during settler attacks. Since 7 October 2023, when Israeli authorities revoked or suspended most permits issued to Palestinians to access East Jerusalem and Israel for work and other purposes, and as of 1 June, OCHA has documented the killing of 20 Palestinians and the injury of over 290 others while attempting to cross the Barrier.Settler attacks continued across multiple governorates during the reporting period, resulting in the injury of 30 Palestinians and widespread damage to Palestinian property, livelihoods and essential infrastructure. OCHA documented at least 65 settler attacks that resulted in casualties, property damage or both, bringing the number of such incidents recorded since the beginning of 2026 to over 950 across more than 230 communities; an average of six incidents per day.

Many of the attacks targeted agricultural livelihoods and productive assets. Across Nablus, Salfit, Hebron, Ramallah, Tulkarm and Jerusalem governorates, settlers vandalized at least 350 olive and almond trees and saplings, damaged irrigation infrastructure, set fire to more than 80 dunums (20 acres) of cultivated land and three greenhouses, and damaged agricultural structures, water tanks, fodder supplies and farming equipment. Elsewhere, settler attacks damaged Palestinian homes, vehicles and civilian infrastructure, further undermining livelihoods and increasing protection concerns for affected communities.

Property Damage and Displacement

During the reporting period, Israeli authorities demolished 73 Palestinian-owned structures, including 19 homes and 54 livelihood-related, water and sanitation, and other structures for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain. Overall, 60 structures were demolished in Area C and 13 in East Jerusalem, resulting in the displacement of 25 households comprising 126 people, including 57 children, of whom 77 people were displaced in East Jerusalem and 49 in Area C.

The demolitions affected residential, agricultural, livelihood and water-related structures in about 15 communities across the West Bank. Since the beginning of 2026, about 71 per cent of the approximately 440 structures demolished in Area C for lacking Israeli-issued building permits have been agricultural, livelihood-related, or water and sanitation structures, underscoring the growing impact of demolitions on livelihoods and access to essential services.

Economic Pressures Continue to Undermine Household Resilience

Livelihoods and economic conditions across the West Bank continue to be affected by movement restrictions, reduced employment opportunities, recurrent operations by Israeli forces, and ongoing fiscal pressures. While labour market indicators improved somewhat during 2025 compared with the severe deterioration recorded in 2024, conditions remain significantly worse than prior to October 2023. According to recent labour force data cited by WFP, unemployment in the West Bank stood at 30 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, down from the peak levels observed in 2024 but still more than double the pre-crisis rate.

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) latest food security assessment, released in May 2026 and covering the fourth quarter of 2025, highlights the continued impact of these conditions on household welfare. Poverty increased from 12 per cent before October 2023 to 28 per cent, while 78 per cent of surveyed households reported a decline in income and more than 60 per cent were unable to meet their basic monthly expenses. Rising food and fuel prices, coupled with reduced purchasing power, have further strained household resources and coping mechanisms.

The report also points to a deterioration in food consumption patterns. The proportion of households with poor or borderline food consumption nearly tripled, increasing from 5 per cent in June 2022 to 14 per cent by late 2025. Households increasingly reported relying on less preferred and less expensive foods, reducing meal portions and cutting the number of meals consumed per day to cope with economic hardship.

See Annex 2 for selected incidents in the West Bank during the reporting period.

For key figures and additional breakdowns of casualties, displacement, and settler violence between January 2005 and April 2026, please refer to the OCHA West Bank April 2026 Snapshot.

Funding

Sources: Financial Tracking System and oPt HF

Annexes

Annex 1: Humanitarian Operations in the Gaza Strip by Cluster

This section covers 18 to 31 May unless otherwise specified.

Food Security

In May, partners provided general food assistance to 205,000 households (820,000 people) as part of the 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 the minimum caloric needs. Additional caloric needs are covered through other modalities. (On meal provision, see the funding shortfalls section above.)

Health

Partners supported the medical evacuation of 95 patients, including five children, to Egypt via Rafah Crossing, alongside 138 caregivers.
Twenty-four emergency medical team (EMT) personnel entered Gaza (one denied) and 38 exited, with 66 international staff supporting 35 EMTs across 21 partners.
New Jordanian border restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak have disrupted staff rotations. Stricter entry requirements for individuals who have recently travelled to Ebola-affected countries have affected two EMT partner organizations, impacting their rotation planning along the Amman–Gaza route.
UNRWA continues to serve as the largest primary healthcare provider in Gaza, delivering services through 10 health centres and 28 medical points. In May, health partners reported an average of 367,000 consultations weekly across Gaza Strip, of which 76,700 (21 per cent) were reported by UNRWA alone. Recent deliveries have improved medicine availability to 78 per cent of essential stocks, enhancing service capacity. Across all Health Cluster partners, severe shortages of dressing supplies, dental and rehabilitation materials, and generator maintenance inputs are constraining operations.

For more information, see the online Heath Cluster Dashboard.

Shelter

Between 18 and 31 May, partners provided 14,704 households with shelter and other essential items through in-kind and cash-based modalities. Assistance included 11,470 bedding items, 4,119 bedding kits, 4,056 tarpaulins, 4,981 sealing-off kits, and 192 clothing kits.
Partners have installed 131 emergency shelter units in Gaza and Khan Younis using Shelter Cluster Emergency Shelter Kit designs and specifications.
In addition, since January 2026, UNDP brought in 2,954 Relief Housing Units (RHUs) of which 1,350 have been installed across multiple sites, including health and education facilities. Installation has been completed at four displacement sites and continues at three others.
Transitioning from tents to improved emergency shelter units and repaired homes has enhanced protection and living conditions, including better access to basic services such as water. However, concerns persist regarding overheat exposure in RHUs during the summer, while some sites remain vulnerable to flooding.
Field visits have highlighted diverse shelter delivery approaches. Rapid repairs offer immediate improvements, while cash-based support provides households with flexibility in design and procurement. However, rising material costs and restrictions on shelter supplies continue to limit implementation and cost-efficiency. The Shelter Cluster will continue to assess these approaches to inform future programming.
Overall, response capacity remains constrained by the near depletion of shelter and essential items stocks, prolonged restrictions on the entry of critical materials (including tents, ESKs, toolkits, timber, plywood, nails, and other construction materials), limited access due to insecurity, and ongoing supply chain disruptions. Funding shortfalls, combined with increasing displacement and shelter needs, continue to put additional pressure on an already overstretched response.

For more information, see the Shelter Cluster website.

Site Management

Through cash-for-work interventions, partners have supported site improvement activities in 139 sites, mobilizing site residents to undertake critical clean-up and environmental mitigation measures in response to widespread ectoparasitic infestation. To date, 6,980 residents have been engaged through this approach, contributing directly to improved site conditions and reduced exposure to public health risks. In parallel, partners distributed solar lamps in 30 sites in Deir al Balah, benefiting 300 female-headed households and strengthening safety and dignity within displacement settings.
As part of the effort to expand site management coverage across displacement sites in the Strip, the Site Management Cluster has launched a targeted capacity-building initiative for local partner organizations, aimed at strengthening national capacity to deliver quality site management in line with humanitarian principles and accountability standards. This effort is intended to equip local actors with the technical skills and operational understanding required to implement site management effectively, while ensuring stronger accountability to affected populations through structured community engagement, service monitoring, and site-level risk mitigation. Strengthened local partner capacity will enable more systematic collection and analysis of site-level data, disaggregated by gender, age, and vulnerability, which is essential for identifying service gaps, understanding the risks faced by displaced populations. With site management currently reaching only around 33 per cent of more than 1,600 displacement sites in Gaza, this remains a critical gap in the humanitarian response.

Protection

Eleven protection partners delivered lifesaving and protection-related services to almost 46,000 people:
- Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), including psychological first aid (PFA) and individual and group counselling, to 12,890 people;
- Staff care and “Helping the Helpers” activities to 120 personnel;
- Legal aid, legal counselling, social counselling, and legal representation to 376 people;
- Case management, case follow-up, and referrals to 383 people;
- Disability-inclusive protection services to 1,560 people;
- Awareness-raising activities to 3,044 people;
- Explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) to 176 people;
- Training and capacity-building activities for staff and service providers to 206 people;
- Integrated assistance for protection-sensitive cases to 26,974 people through dignity items, menstrual hygiene management (MHM) kits, hygiene kits, clothing vouchers, multipurpose cash assistance (MPCA), cash for protection, and shelter and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) items supporting safety and dignity;
- Community initiatives, including site cleaning and coordination between site administrators and service providers, across 30 shelter sites.
Protection monitoring activities continued through 40 focus group discussions and 299 key informant interviews across 19 neighbourhoods, reaching 3,845 people. Fuel shortages, vehicle breakdowns, lack of spare parts and engine oil, damaged roads, movement restrictions, and insecurity continue to severely limit the response. Eighty-nine per cent of protection partners report that, due to the lack of entry of spare parts and lubricants, their vehicles and generators essential for delivering activities are either partially or fully out of service. At least 156 protection service points, including safe spaces, community centers, and rehabilitation facilities, have reduced or suspended operations, and an estimated 163,400 people have been affected by service disruptions, particularly in parts of eastern and northern Gaza city, such as Ash Shuja’iyyeh, Beit Lahiya, and Jabalya, as well as Al Bureij and eastern Al Maghazi camps in Deir al Balah.

For more information, see the online Protection Cluster dashboard.

Child Protection

Between 18 and 31 May, partners:

provided MHPSS services to over 6,000 children and approximately 2,600 caregivers. Services included structured psychosocial support sessions, recreational and resilience-building activities, art and drama interventions, individual counselling, Psychological First Aid, parenting support, and community-based psychosocial programmes.
conducted child protection case management for over 230 children, while maintaining follow-up for more than 6,000 active cases involving high-risk and complex situations. Supported children included unaccompanied and separated children, those with disabilities, and those exposed to violence, neglect, and unsafe living conditions.
referred over 120 children to specialized services, with partners providing ongoing follow-up and individualized care.
expanded community-based child protection activities through safety mapping and child safety walks, engaging at least 250 children. Identified key risks including unsafe infrastructure, overcrowding, poor lighting, and lack of safe play areas, and initiated mitigation measures with further scale-up planned.
conducted 135 follow-up contacts for unaccompanied and separated children to assess wellbeing, care arrangements, and protection concerns.
Additional trained case workers, MHPSS specialists, accessible safe spaces, and psychosocial materials are also needed to respond to growing protection concerns among children and adolescents across Gaza.

Addressing Gender-Based Violence

Between 18 and 30 May, partners addressing gender-based violence (GBV):
continued delivering essential services across 129 service points. The number of active Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) increased from 68 to 72, with eight spaces reopening, although 12 remain closed due to funding constraints;
provided multisectoral support, including mental health and psychosocial services, to 11,928 people through group activities. Delivered specialized GBV case management to 1,044 women and girls, including cash-for-protection assistance and referrals for 216 cases;
addressed menstrual hygiene and health needs through the distribution of kits to 3,179 women and girls, while partners reported that high costs of menstrual supplies are forcing some to adopt harmful coping mechanisms;
conducted community awareness raising and mobilization activities on GBV, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, and referral pathways, reaching 4,945 women and girls and 1,220 men;
strengthened capacity of frontline service providers, with 227 personnel trained on mental health and psychosocial support, business skills, and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.

Mine Action

UNMAS conducted 45 explosive hazard assessments in support of debris removal and other partner activities, and four inter-agency missions.
Explosive ordnance risk education activities continued reaching more than 16,000 people, including over 9,000 children during the reporting period.
Since October 2023, 504 explosive ordnance accidents have been recorded, leading to 1,036 Palestinians injured and 244 killed.

Nutrition

During the first half of May, partners screened 37,792 children aged 6-59 months for acute malnutrition, identifying 2,042 cases (over 5 per cent) requiring treatment, including 737 cases (almost 2 per cent) of severe acute malnutrition.
A total of 5,647 children received ready-to-use therapeutic food. Additionally, 29,914 pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW) were screened, with 1,092 (over 3.5 per cent) admitted for treatment, while 29,538 caregivers were reached with counselling on the feeding of infants and young children in emergencies.
Partners provided targeted supplementary feeding to 6,775 malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls. Under blanket supplementary feeding, 102,900 children aged 6-59 months and 39,052 PBWs received medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements, with 281 active displacement sites maintained over the reporting period.
Partners reported continued need for inpatient care, with seven infants under six months admitted for complications related to poor growth, alongside one infant enrolled on ready-to-use infant formula. Among older children, 37 severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months were admitted to stabilization centres, as well as two children over five years with severe wasting or nutritional oedema requiring specialized inpatient treatment.

Education

Planning for the 2026 Tawjihi examinations (high-school final exams) is progressing. Approximately 30,000 students have registered out of an estimated 34,000 eligible students. Exams are scheduled to begin on 20 June, in line with the West Bank timeline, with around 100 TLSs designated jointly with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Gaza as examination centres. Education Cluster efforts continue to address remaining needs, while fuel and transportation arrangements have been secured by the cluster.
On 21 May, partners took into Gaza 192 Early Childhood Development kits benefitting about 17,000 children.

Annex 2: Selected Incidents in the West Bank During the Reporting Period (19 May – 1 June 2026)

19 May – Jenin Camp, Jenin governorate: Israeli forces set fire to three Palestinian houses, destroying one of them. According to local sources, Israeli forces had used one of the affected houses as an observation point for approximately one year.
19 May – Nur Shams Camp, Tulkarm governorate: A military training activity conducted by Israeli forces reportedly caused a fire that damaged a Palestinian house. Palestinian Civil Defence teams later extinguished the blaze following coordination with the Israeli authorities.
19 May – Tulkarm Camp, Tulkarm governorate: Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man after he reportedly attempted to enter the camp.
19 May, Ma’azi Jaba’ Bedouin community, Jerusalem governorate: Armed and masked Israeli settlers reportedly entered the community from a nearby settlement outpost, damaging a kitchen and fodder storage area and vandalizing food supplies, household items and animal fodder.
20 May – Kharbatha Bani Hareth, Ramallah governorate: Israeli authorities demolished a concrete and aggregate factory in Area C that served as the primary source of income for an extended family comprising seven households (36 people, including 21 children) and provided employment for approximately 20 workers. According to the affected family, the demolition was carried out without prior notice and included all factory structures, equipment and heavy machinery, resulting in extensive financial losses.
20 May – Ein al Hilwa, Tubas governorate: Israeli authorities demolished 16 structures, including 11 structures that had been provided as donor-funded humanitarian assistance in response to previous demolitions. As a result, four Palestinian households comprising 19 people, including nine children and six women, were displaced. According to the affected families, most personal belongings and basic household items, including food supplies, furniture and clothing, were destroyed during the demolition, exacerbating the vulnerability of the affected households. Two nearby communities, Ein al Hilwa – Um al Jmal and Ein al Hilwa – Wadi al Faw, had already been fully displaced due to recurrent settler attacks and related access restrictions in September 2024 and June 2025, respectively.
20 May – H2 area, Hebron city: Israeli forces installed a new metal gate on the road leading to the Old City, restricting vehicular access for residents, visitors and commercial activities. The measure affected approximately 130 families living nearby and further constrained access to the remaining functional sections of the Old Souq (market).
20 May – Hizma/Tublas Bedouin community, Jerusalem governorate: During an operation in Hizma village, Israeli forces issued demolition orders against nine residential and livelihood structures. According to local sources, the operation also involved house searches, arrests, property damage and the closure of agricultural roads with earth mounds.
20 May – Madama, Nablus governorate: Israeli settlers cut down two electricity poles, causing a power outage that disrupted access to the village's sole water well serving approximately 2,700 residents.
20 May – Al Marjameh area near Halhul, Hebron governorate: Israeli settlers set fire to two vehicles parked near Palestinian homes, causing damage to a nearby residential building inhabited by four families comprising 17 people, including nine children.
23 May – Qaffin, Tulkarm governorate: Israeli settlers set fire to three greenhouses and parts of an irrigation network serving as a primary source of income for two Palestinian families.
24 May – Khirbet Atuf, Tubas governorate: Israeli forces bulldozed and blocked a key access road and damaged water infrastructure serving eight families and approximately 3,000 dunums of agricultural land.
25 May – Al Bustan neighbourhood, Silwan (East Jerusalem): Israeli authorities demolished three structures for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, displacing two households comprising nine people, including three children, and affecting a third household comprising six people, including four children. The demolished structures included a residential building containing two apartments, a small residential structure, and an animal shelter used for horses. According to the affected families, furniture, household belongings and other property were damaged or destroyed during the operation, which also resulted in damage to surrounding walls and trees. The owners of the residential structure had been pursuing legal procedures since 2017 to obtain a building permit but received a final demolition order approximately two months before the demolition.
26 May – Jenin Camp, Jenin governorate: Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man with a physical disability in Jenin city, near Jenin Camp. According to local community sources, the man was reportedly shot while attempting to enter the camp, which remains designated by the Israeli military as a “closed military area.” The Israeli military stated that, during an operation in Jenin Camp, the forces identified a person who had entered the camp area and allegedly threw stones at soldiers, after which they opened fire and killed him.
27 May – Beita, Nablus governorate: Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters during a raid; one canister reportedly ignited a fire inside a Palestinian home, damaging two rooms and household belongings, including furniture, children’s toys and kitchen supplies.
31 May – Qalandiya village, Jerusalem governorate: Thirteen households comprising 53 people, including 17 children, were displaced after being compelled to demolish their homes to avoid additional fines and penalties. The demolition took place in an area located on the East Jerusalem side of the Barrier. According to the affected family, demolition orders were first issued in 2011, after which they pursued legal procedures for over a decade to obtain building permits. Despite these efforts and the payment of substantial fines for construction without permits, final demolition orders were issued in March 2026. Family members reported being subjected to repeated visits by Israeli forces and threats of additional financial penalties if they did not carry out the demolitions themselves. Many of the demolished structures had been constructed as extensions to older permitted residential units to accommodate the natural growth of the extended family over time.
31 May – Ar Ram, Jerusalem governorate: Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man from Salem village in Nablus governorate while he was attempting to cross the Barrier.
31 May – Gush Etzion settlement junction, Bethlehem governorate: A Palestinian man drove his vehicle into a group of Israelis and injured two Israeli girls before being shot and killed by Israeli forces. His body was withheld by Israeli forces. Following the incident, Israeli forces temporarily closed entrances to towns and villages across Bethlehem governorate, restricting the movement of more than 200,000 people for about two hours, and raided the family home of the assailant in Hebron city.
1 June – Burqa, Nablus governorate: Israeli settlers reportedly opened fire towards Palestinian homes, forcing residents to flee.

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

Humanitarian Situation Report | 5 June 2026