17 March 2026

OCHA warns that continued reports of Israeli strikes and shelling in residential areas of Gaza are increasing risks for civilians.

OCHA reiterates that, under international humanitarian law, civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected.

Kerem Shalom remains the only operational crossing through which humanitarian and commercial cargo enter the Strip.

Inside Gaza, yesterday, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and partners were able to collect food, hygiene kits, early childhood development kits, medicine and animal fodder from Kerem Shalom ¨C but more crossings must be opened to scale up the response.

In the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense, between Friday and Saturday, five incidents involving the fall of missile fragments were recorded. Additional incidents were reported yesterday, when debris and missile fragments fell across multiple areas in East Jerusalem, damaging homes and vehicles.