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 9 or 10 July.

Tomorrow, I head to Sevilla for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development which we are co-hosting with Spain.  Before I leave, I wanted to say a few words about the situation in Gaza. The conflict between Israel and Iran has dominated headlines. But we cannot allow the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza to be pushed into the shadows. The ceasefire achieved between Iran and Israel offers hope. And hope is more needed than ever. So it is time to find the political courage for a ceasefire in Gaza. 

A Palestinian woman in front of her demolished home in Jabal al Mukabbir area of East Jerusalem. Photo by OCHA

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Kisan is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem governorate of the West Bank. Located in Area C, it is highly vulnerable to Israeli settler expansion and control by Israeli forces; nearly 65.5 per cent of the village’s land has already been seized for the construction of Israeli settlements such as Ma’ale Amos and Mizpe Shalem. Residents face constant threats of settler violence, demolitions, and movement restrictions. As most families rely on herding and agriculture for their livelihoods, settler encroachment and restricted grazing zones have left many in dire economic conditions.

Text as prepared for delivery: While the world’s attention is elsewhere, people in Gaza today are being killed trying to reach food. The attempt to survive is being met with a death sentence. Since the total blockade was partially lifted – just over a month ago – people have been killed almost daily while trying to get food. I’ve been told over 400 have been killed; and I’ve met some of those injured over the past days in the beds and corridors of the overflowing Nasser hospital. 

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 Gaza Strip will be published on 25 June.