NEW YORK, July 10, 2026 (WAFA) – More Palestinians are displaced due to Israeli occupation measures and colonists’ violence, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
OCHA said that “humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continue to be constrained by insecurity, Israeli access restrictions, and funding shortfalls.”
It recalled that the World Central Kitchen said on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed a driver working for one of its logistics partners while he was transporting aid from Kerem Shalom to the organization’s warehouse in Gaza, and that World Central Kitchen has called for a full accounting of the killing.
Highlighting the situation in the genocide-stricken Gaza Strip, it said: “Communicable diseases remain widespread. Last week, partners working on health provided more than 243,000 medical consultations across over 200 service points in Gaza.”
“Acute respiratory illnesses and skin diseases remain the most frequently reported conditions, while waterborne diseases continue to rise, particularly in Khan Younis. More than 18,000 new cases of chickenpox, ectoparasite infestation and impetigo – a bacterial skin infection – were also recorded last week,” it added.
Turning to the situation in the occupied West Bank, OCHA reported humanitarian partners saying that Israeli occupation incursions, expanding movement restrictions, demolitions, colonial-settlement expansion, and colonist violence continue.
“The result is that more Palestinians are being displaced, protection risks are increasing, and access to housing, livelihoods, and essential services is becoming ever more restricted,” it noted.
According to OCHA, since the beginning of the month, 67 people were displaced by demolitions, and two dozen structures were demolished, including two funded by donors to support people in need.
It noted that “Israeli authorities demolish these structures for lacking building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain.”
It added that so far in 2026, colonist attacks and demolitions due to lack of Israeli-issued permits have displaced more than 3,200 Palestinians – an average of 17 people per day, double the daily rate over the preceding three years.
OCHA health partners warned that “the delivery of medical services continues to be constrained by shortages or high costs of fuel, generator oil, spare parts and supplies.”
OCHA reiterated that “under international humanitarian law, civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected.”
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