Israeli forces carried out a four-day operation in Al Mughayyir village in Ramallah, blocking entrances, searching homes, and uprooting thousands of olive trees.

Famine is now occurring in Gaza governorate and is projected to expand further to Deir al Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September.

Figures that are yet-to-be verified by the UN are attributed to their source. Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities. The fatality breakdowns currently cited are those that the MoH in Gaza has fully identified as of 31 July 2025 out of the higher number of casualties they report. The latest casuality updates are also available on the Health Cluster’s Unified Dashboard.

Briefing to the UN Security Council on the Occupied Palestinian Territory by Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator 27 August 2025 As delivered Mr. President, Members of the Council,

[As delivered] Please read the IPC report, cover to cover. Read it in sorrow and in anger. Not as words and numbers but as names and lives. Be in no doubt that this is irrefutable testimony.  It is a famine. The Gaza Famine. 

Today’s confirmation of famine in Gaza governorate isn’t just another wake-up call. It is the blaring siren after months of alarms, and it’s a signal of what may soon engulf other parts of the Strip.

The Humanitarian Situation Updates on the Gaza Strip and on the West Bank are both issued every Wednesday/Thursday. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. The next Humanitarian Situation Update on the West Bank will be published on 27 or 28 August.

Hunger-related deaths, casualties among people seeking food, and casualties in strikes on schools, tents and residential buildings continue to be reported.