The Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin | December 2017

Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the context of a demonstration in protest of the US announcement regarding Jerusalem, Bethlehem city, December 2017. © Photo by Ahmad Mizher – WAFA
Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the context of a demonstration in protest of the US announcement regarding Jerusalem, Bethlehem city, December 2017. © Photo by Ahmad Mizher – WAFA

The number of Palestinians allowed to move in and out of Gaza declined by almost 50 per cent in 2017 compared with 2016. High level of demolition of Palestinian structures in East Jerusalem in 2017 in contrast to significant decline in Area C. 2.5 million Palestinians across the oPt in need of humanitarian assistance and protection in 2018.