The Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin | May 2015

IDPs living makeshift in shelters next to their destroyed homes, Beit Hanoun. Photo by OCHA
IDPs living makeshift in shelters next to their destroyed homes, Beit Hanoun. Photo by OCHA

Over 12,500 housing units totally destroyed and nearly 6,500 severely damaged in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 summer hostilities, according to latest damage assessments. Concern over the precarious living conditions of approximately 100,000 internally displaced persons, particularly of those belonging to vulnerable groups. Successful spring season harvest in a restricted area in northern Gaza, following rehabilitation interventions. The Israeli army resumed military training exercises in the northern Jordan Valley, leading to the temporary displacement of four herding communities.