30 June 2026

Humanitarian teams in the?Gaza Strip?are assessing the needs of those affected by yesterday¡¯s airstrike on Al?Muwasi?area of Khan Younis.

In addition to the killing of a mother and her baby girl, initial information suggests that more than 150 families have?had?their tents destroyed. The tents of 250 other families were?also?damaged.

Survivors have told humanitarian partners that Israeli authorities had warned them of an imminent attack.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and its partners will support the newly displaced or affected through a rapid joint distribution mechanism.

More generally, safety and security colleagues say that most military activity ¨C including airstrikes, naval fire, and shooting ¨C occurred west of the so-called ¡°Yellow Line¡± in the 24 hours ending on 8 a.m. today, local time. They add that?civilian casualties were reported in several of?those attacks.

Meanwhile, humanitarian partners leading on health are warning of a rise in chickenpox cases across Gaza.?In just two weeks, they recorded nearly 9,300 reported cases across more than 130 health facilities.?Over half of these cases were in Khan Younis. Partners link this surge to the deteriorating environmental conditions, overcrowding,?and sanitation?and hygiene gaps.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and its partners are sending antihistamines, antibiotics, fever relievers and other essential medicines. Partners are also scaling up water trucking to displacement sites, intensifying chlorination and enhancing latrine clearing and disinfection. One hundred health promoters are being deployed in prioritized locations to educate people on isolation practices and how to seek early medical support.

But partners warn that this response?isn¡¯t?enough. To expand treatment?coverage?they need more resources, more hygiene kits, unimpeded access to affected areas, and sustained funding.

In the West Bank,?yesterday, Israeli forces killed a 15-year-old child during a search operation in Ramallah. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ?saw reports that Israeli forces are now looking into that incident.

A reminder that in law enforcement, lethal force can only be used as a last resort.

Meanwhile,?Israeli forces today?entered?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA¡¯s?oldest vocational training?facility ¨C the Kalandia Training Centre ¨C in East Jerusalem.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA reports that?Israeli?forces took pictures of the premises and?announced?that the?centre?had to close, although no?documents were handed over.

The?centre?serves hundreds of students from?refugee?camps across the West Bank,?including many who face?difficult?socio-economic conditions?and?benefit from free education services?at the facility.

Today¡¯s raid breached?the inviolability of?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ?premises and?violated?Israel¡¯s?obligations concerning the privileges and immunities of the?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA is an integral part of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and?of?the humanitarian community and operates?under a clear?mandate from the General Assembly.?Such actions obstruct our joint efforts to provide humanitarian support to people in need.

 


Document Type: News item
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Subject: Casualties, Children, Funding needs, West Bank
Publication Date: 30/06/2026
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