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28 September 2026<\/p>\n
OCHA warns<\/a> that funding shortfalls and Israeli restrictions are severely limiting preparations for the rainy season.<\/p>\n In the first three weeks of September, partners established community heating points at 88 displacement sites \u2013 which together host 10 per cent of Gaza\u2019s population. They did so by setting up 170 reinforced tents at those sites.<\/p>\n However, OCHA says that many more tents are needed, along with shelter kits, heaters and sustained fuel imports. Thousands of heating points will be required to meet people\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n Other ongoing efforts involve replacing worn-out shelters, unblocking drainage, and identifying voluntary relocation options for those in flood-prone areas.<\/p>\n Because of funding shortfalls, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its partners estimate that the tents, tarpaulins and sealing-off kits they have \u2013 or are in the process of buying \u2013 will only support 50,000 households. This is in addition to what Member States and the private sector can bring in. In the combined pipeline of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its partners, there are also bedding items for another 50,000 households, while winter clothes are currently for some 9,000 households only. More funding is urgently needed.<\/p>\n Israeli authorities need to approve critical items quickly. These include engine oil, spare parts and other supplies needed to keep generators and vehicles running. The entire humanitarian operation depends on them.<\/p>\n West Bank: humanitarians support Palestinians affected by home demolitions in Jinba<\/strong><\/p>\n Humanitarian partners estimate that in the West Bank, every fifth Palestinian in Masafer Yatta area of Hebron \u2013 where Israeli authorities have declared a “firing zone” \u2013 may have been displaced or otherwise affected by demolitions in the past four weeks alone.<\/p>\n Over the weekend, humanitarian partners supported Palestinians affected by last Thursday\u2019s demolition of 35 homes and other structures in the Jinba community. They provided people with emergency tents, water and other supplies, including items for women and children.<\/p>\n Soon after the demolition, OCHA and partners visited the area and confirmed that eight families \u2013 55 people, including 32 children \u2013 had been displaced. Another 80 people were able to remain in their homes but lost access to livelihoods or services after the destruction of animal shelters, latrines, storage units, solar panels and one taboon oven.<\/p>\n This was the fourth demolition in the Israeli-declared “firing zone” of Masafer Yatta this month. Combined, the four demolitions have displaced or otherwise affected over 270 people this month alone.<\/p>\n About 1,200 Palestinians live across 13 communities in Masafer Yatta. All of them are under pressure to leave. Humanitarian partners say that this pressure has been compounded by a rise in settler violence against these communities, following the establishment of settlement outposts in the area in recent years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 28 September 2026 OCHA warns that funding shortfalls and Israeli restrictions are severely limiting preparations for the rainy season. In the first three weeks of September, partners established community heating points at 88 displacement sites \u2013 which together host 10 per cent of Gaza\u2019s population. 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