13 March 2026
OCHA reports that, in the last 24 hours, all humanitarian movements to the Kerem Shalom crossing were denied ¨C only one was allowed through. As a result, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has been able to collect fuel, but no other supplies.
The World Health Organization report that items they have offloaded at the crossing but have not been allowed to collect include nearly 50 intensive care unit beds and 170 pallets of medicines, including paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen.
According to the weekly schedule, there will be no offloading of incoming supplies at Kerem Shalom today and tomorrow.
Kerem Shalom remains the only operational crossing point into Gaza, as the Rafah and Zikim crossings have been shut since the start of the regional escalation. Through daily engagement with authorities, our colleagues continue to call for the opening of additional crossings and for more types of critical humanitarian and commercial supplies to be allowed to enter regularly, predictably and in sufficient volumes.
In the West Bank, movement restrictions tightened again yesterday in northern areas, following the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli forces, who stated that the two had tried to carry out a ramming and shooting attack against soldiers in Nablus governorate. Tightened checkpoint closures across the West Bank have undermined people¡¯s access to services and workplaces as well as emergency operations.
Meanwhile, partners operating a toll-free hotline across the Occupied Palestinian Territory report a nearly 25 per cent rise in phone calls related to physical gender-based violence. This is alongside a rise in calls indicating suicidal thoughts, based on a comparison between the first two months of 2026 and the same period last year.
Partners provide counseling in all areas and, additionally, in Gaza, they are currently distributing dignity kits, which include menstrual hygiene management supplies, soap, shampoo and cleaning materials to roughly 15,000 women and girls.
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Subject: Access and movement, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Health, Humanitarian relief, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank
Publication Date: 13/03/2026
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