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Maysa, a 37-year-old mother of four, was displaced at least six times within Gaza following the escalation of hostilities back in October 2023. As her husband’s chronic illness prevents him from working, she remains the primary caregiver for her family. But amid the desperate conditions deepened by the war, her income is anything but stable.

Photo by Anas Aruri, CPARC, 10 December 2024.

Sabrina, a mother of seven from Beit Lahiya, Gaza, faced relentless displacement due to the war in Gaza. “We left with nothing but the clothes on our backs,” she recalled, believing they would return home within days. Instead, she and her family were forced to move repeatedly, first to Jabalya refugee camp, then to Khan Younis, and later to Rafah. In May 2024, when the Israeli military operation expanded to Rafah governorate, Sabrina and her family fled again, seeking refuge in a makeshift tent on Deir Al Balah’s beach. “Life in a tent is tragic and difficult,” Sabrina said. 

The Humanitarian Situation Update on the West Bank is issued by OCHA Occupied Palestinian Territory once a week. As of 25 April, the Humanitarian Situation Update on the Gaza Strip and the Humanitarian Situation Update on the West Bank will both be issued on Wednesdays. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. The next Humanitarian Situation Updates will be published on 30 April.

The Humanitarian Situation Update is issued by OCHA Occupied Palestinian Territory twice a week. The Gaza Strip is covered on Tuesdays and the West Bank on Thursdays. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. The next Humanitarian Situation Update for the West Bank will be issued on 24 April.

The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by Sunday's strike by Israeli forces on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, incapacitating the hospital in Gaza City and dealing a severe blow to an already devastated healthcare system in the Strip. The Secretary-General recalls that, under international humanitarian law, wounded and sick, medical personnel and medical facilities, including hospitals, must be respected and protected. Medical supplies are running low while mass casualties continue to fill hospitals.