15 May 2026
OCHA reports that on Wednesday, hundreds of families were forcibly displaced from areas in eastern Deir al Balah to other parts of?.
Palestinian militia?forces?reportedly?went?to?people¡¯s shelters?and ordered them?out.?Newly displaced?families?say they?also?received?phone calls?from people?who identified themselves as Israeli?forces, instructing?them?to leave?within?a short?span of time.
Humanitarian?partners?supported?families?in?identifying?spaces?to stay?in?and obtaining?basic services.
OCHA says that most of Gaza¡¯s?2.1 million people?are already?displaced. Many?are?staying in overcrowded and underserviced sites?exposed to serious health and environmental risks.
Yesterday,?the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ?brought?pesticides into Gaza?to help address?the growing?risks?related to?insects?and other hazards.?Previously, teams in Gaza?have relied?largely on?small quantities of locally?procured?agents.?A pest control campaign?is?now?set?to start?next week, prioritising?areas where waste has accumulated within or near?residential areas,?as well as?around?food storage facilities and public markets.
Humanitarian partners say?that to provide a more complete response to?risks?linked to?rodents and pests, the?Israeli?authorities?must let?in?critical rubble removal and explosive ordnance clearance?equipment;?and?facilitate?access to Gaza¡¯s two sanitary landfills?near the Strip¡¯s perimeter.
Access remains restrictive. During the first?11 days?of?May,?only?half of the?aid trucks from Egypt could offload at Israeli-controlled crossings along Gaza¡¯s perimeter.?This?doesn¡¯t?include?bilateral donations or?commercial?imports.
In?the?West Bank,?yesterday,?Israeli forces killed a?15-year-old boy?in Nablus,?reportedly?for throwing stones.?Earlier this week, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF?warned?that?at?least one Palestinian child has been killed every week?across the West Bank?since January 2025,?in?most?cases?by Israeli forces.
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Subject: Access and movement, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank
Publication Date: 15/05/2026
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