{"id":317167,"date":"2026-04-20T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=317167"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:16:37","slug":"ocha-un-warns-civilians-at-risk-as-gaza-attacks-west-bank-harassment-continue","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ocha-un-warns-civilians-at-risk-as-gaza-attacks-west-bank-harassment-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"OCHA: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ warns civilians at risk as Gaza attacks, West Bank harassment continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>20 April 2026<\/p>\n<p>OCHA warns that Gaza remains unsafe for civilians, including aid workers and other personnel providing life-saving services.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued over the weekend, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its humanitarian partners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-un-country-team-opt-18april2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned <\/a>the killing on Friday 17 April of two civilian contractors delivering water. The contractors were working on behalf of\u202fÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF, which said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-by-unicef-17apr26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate statement<\/a> that they were killed by Israeli fire at a filling point in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Humanitarian Country Team, which brings together the heads of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agencies and NGOs working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said such attacks not only cost lives but also disrupt critical services.<\/p>\n<p>The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ calls on all parties to ensure the safety of civilians and humanitarian operations in line with international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, an NGO consortium focusing on protection in the West Bank \u2013 led by the Norwegian Refugee Council &#8211; says in a new report that Israeli settlers are subjecting Palestinians to sexualized harassment, assault and intimidation inside their own homes. Men and boys report being forced to strip, humiliated and subjected to degrading treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The report says that more than 70 per cent of the displaced households surveyed cited threats against women and children, particularly sexualized violence, as the decisive factor in their decision to flee.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, more than 2,500 Palestinians, including over 1,100 children, have been displaced across the West Bank, according to OCHA. Seventy-five per cent of those displacements are being linked to settler attacks and access restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Related content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-by-unicef-17apr26\/\">Statement by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF on the killing of two water truck drivers in the Gaza Strip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-un-country-team-opt-18april2026\/\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and partners condemn the killing of two civilian contractors supporting Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF water deliveries in northern Gaza <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 20 April 2026 OCHA warns that Gaza remains unsafe for civilians, including aid workers and other personnel providing life-saving services. In a statement issued over the weekend, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its humanitarian partners condemned the killing on Friday 17 April of two civilian contractors delivering water. 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