oPt: Humanitarian Situation Report | 2 April 2026

Highlights

  • Aid workers continue providing supplies and services in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, but restrictions remain and needs often outpace available resources.
  • In Gaza, cooking gas shortages undermine the operation of community kitchens and force nearly one in two families to use unsafe waste burning for cooking.
  • UNICEF supported the reunification of 11 toddlers with their families in Gaza after they were medically evacuated as babies – some while still in incubators – in November 2023.
  • In the West Bank, two in every three Palestinian fatalities so far in 2026 occurred since the regional escalation of 28 February.
  • In March, over 200 settler attacks have resulted in casualties or property damage across more than 100 communities – about six attacks per day; six Palestinians were killed by settlers – the second-highest monthly toll since 2005.
  • Displacement in East Jerusalem continues, with demolitions displacing 18 Palestinians in Silwan and many more families remaining at imminent risk.

Overview

Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, increased levels of violence, recently tightened restrictions, and weather events, continue driving people’s reliance on humanitarian support while limiting what aid workers can deliver.

In Gaza, this is marked by continued strikes, reportedly causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, and major access and supply constraints, including those linked to the regional escalation. Most recently, damage to the electricity line serving desalination in the south sharply reduced the availability of drinking water for an estimated 500,000 people. Meanwhile, cooking gas shortages undermine what community kitchens can serve and force nearly half the population to rely on unsafe waste burning to cook.

In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, following a slowdown in demolitions during Ramadan, demolition-driven displacement is increasing again, with the highest numbers recorded in the Al Bustan area of East Jerusalem – where the destruction of homes is linked to a settlement expansion plan. Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians remain on the rise, resulting in casualties, damage and displacement, while Israeli forces have fatally shot more people.