{"id":317171,"date":"2026-04-17T10:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=317171"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:17:39","slug":"ocha-safety-out-of-reach-for-civilians-un-aid-wing-cautions","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ocha-safety-out-of-reach-for-civilians-un-aid-wing-cautions\/","title":{"rendered":"OCHA: Safety out of reach for civilians, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ aid wing cautions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>17 April 2026<\/p>\n<p>In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, OCHA says that attacks on residential areas\u00a0continue\u00a0to be reported\u00a0across all parts of the Strip every day.\u00a0Safety for civilians is guaranteed nowhere in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, attacks were reported across all five governorates with airstrikes, shelling, navy fire and shooting, causing casualties. In Deir al Balah area, bullets hit the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Maghazi Health Centre, reportedly causing damage and injuries.<\/p>\n<p>OCHA\u00a0stresses\u00a0that civilians and civilian facilities must always be protected.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the risks, humanitarian support continues, including through a joint Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-run response mechanism that secures quick support to families affected by weather events and other sudden developments. Last week, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and partners provided assistance to more than 300 households through this mechanism; dozens of them received tents, and hundreds received tarpaulins, blankets, and other essential household items.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Population Fund\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unfpa-situation-report-crisis-in-palestine-january-march-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warned<\/a>\u202fof economic hardship leading to reduced income, limited access to essential services and increased exposure to exploitation and abuse among an estimated 57,000 women who head their households. They also reported high levels of child marriage being used as a harmful way to cope with hardship.<\/p>\n<p>In the first\u00a0three months\u00a0of 2026, safe spaces and women\u2019s shelters supported over 23,300 women and girls with case management and\u00a0services that respond to gender-based violence.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w8LHb7f0nX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unfpa-situation-report-crisis-in-palestine-january-march-2026\/\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFPA: Situation Report &#8211; Crisis in Palestine (January &#8211; March 2026)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFPA: Situation Report &#8211; Crisis in Palestine (January &#8211; March 2026)&#8221; &#8212; Question of Palestine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unfpa-situation-report-crisis-in-palestine-january-march-2026\/embed\/#?secret=0zDXAFL4Ue#?secret=w8LHb7f0nX\" data-secret=\"w8LHb7f0nX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 17 April 2026 In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, OCHA says that attacks on residential areas\u00a0continue\u00a0to be reported\u00a0across all parts of the Strip every day.\u00a0Safety for civilians is guaranteed nowhere in Gaza. Yesterday, attacks were reported across all five governorates with airstrikes, shelling, navy fire and shooting, causing casualties. In Deir al Balah area, bullets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ocha-safety-out-of-reach-for-civilians-un-aid-wing-cautions\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":299,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[2477],"document-source":[2169],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[1945,1829,7017,6845,6891,1841],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-317171","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-news-item","document-source-office-for-the-coordination-of-humanitarian-affairs-ocha","document-subject-assistance","document-subject-casualties","document-subject-gender-based-violence","document-subject-protection-of-civilians","document-subject-unrwa","document-subject-women","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/317171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/299"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/317171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317176,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/317171\/revisions\/317176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=317171"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=317171"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=317171"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=317171"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=317171"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=317171"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=317171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}