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 will be issued on 5 December.

Cairo, 2 December 2024 [As delivered] Your Highnesses, Excellencies, I have the honor of presenting the Secretary-General’s speech. He would have loved being here. I thank President El-Sisi for convening this urgent conference, and I express my gratitude to Egypt for its leadership. From day one, Egypt has been a leading voice in seeking a peaceful resolution to this conflict. Egypt is also a critical humanitarian hub, supporting the delivery of desperately needed relief to Gaza at this incredibly difficult moment.

Remarks at opening session of “A Year Since the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza: Urgent Needs, Lasting Solutions” conference by Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Thank you, Excellencies, Minister of Foreign Affairs [Badr Abdel Atty], Prime Minister and Foreign Minister [Mohammad Mustafa]  Deputy-Secretary-General, on these opening words.

Yesterday, another four humanitarian workers in Gaza were killed by Israeli airstrikes. Three World Central Kitchen staff members were killed when their vehicle was struck at a distribution site in Khan Younis. The fourth,* a staff member of Save the Children, was killed in a separate air strike in southern Khan Younis. My deepest condolences go to their families, friends, and colleagues who continue to risk their lives daily to support the people of Gaza.

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 will be issued on 3 December. 

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