2 April 2026
OCHA says that people¡¯s needs continue to far exceed what aid organizations can provide amid severe restrictions and other impediments. This underscores the urgent need for the authorities to facilitate the work of more humanitarian partners and allow a wider range of critical items to enter the Strip.
On food security in Gaza, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and partners completed distributions for March this week, reaching every other family with rations covering half of the minimum caloric requirements. Partners are also serving nearly 1.5 million meals and producing about 130,000 two-kilogram bread bundles every day.
But this is far from enough. The limited entry of commercial goods, particularly cooking gas, continues to constrain what kitchens and families can prepare. Nearly one in two households still rely on unsafe cooking methods, including burning trash.
On health, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-supported emergency medical teams provided about 23,000 consultations in the last week of March across Gaza. But persistent delays in clearing specialized medical and surgical equipment continue to limit the ability to provide complex care.
On shelter, most people remain displaced, and the response is still limited to short-term solutions. More durable shelter support depends on the entry of equipment and materials that are not easily approved, including those needed to clear debris and explosive ordnance or to fix damaged homes. During the last week of March, partners reached nearly 14,000 families with assistance including tarpaulins and household items, prioritizing people whose belongings were flooded by the rain.
In education, partners said last week¡¯s rains damaged at least 15 temporary learning spaces, disrupting services for some 20,000 students. Led by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, education partners continue setting up specialized tents for learning and distributing stationery and recreational items for children.
In the West Bank, OCHA casualty figures for the first three months of 2026 indicate that two out of every three Palestinian fatalities occurred after the regional escalation on 28 February. That is 22 of the 33 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces or settlers. In addition, four other Palestinians, all women, were killed in the West Bank by falling munitions during an Iranian missile attack.
More than 200 settler attacks caused casualties or property damage in March, affecting over 100 communities. That is approximately six attacks a day.
Six of the eight Palestinians killed by Israeli settlers so far in 2026 were killed in March. This marks the second-highest monthly toll since OCHA began systematically recording such fatalities in 2005. The highest was in October 2023, when eight Palestinians were killed by settlers.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and partners continue to support the health system in the West Bank, as well as families who have been displaced or otherwise affected. To prevent further violence and reduce people¡¯s needs over time, Palestinians must be protected, perpetrators of unlawful attacks must be held accountable, and policies driving such needs must be reversed.
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Subject: Agriculture, Assistance, Education and culture, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Settler violence
Publication Date: 02/04/2026
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