Today’s violent incident comes despite assurances from Israeli authorities that humanitarian operational conditions would improve; including that armed forces will not be present nor engage at any stage along humanitarian convoy routes.
This morning, Monday 21 July, the Israeli military launched a ground invasion of the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Thousands of displaced people are living in this area including Medical Aid for Palestinian (MAP) staff.
WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse.
The deaths of five children killed in Taiz in southwestern Yemen while playing football when unexploded ordnance (UXO) detonated has brought the number of child casualties of UXOs and landmines this year to at least 40, Save the Children said, calling for more funding for life-saving mine action activities.
Just after the Gaza ceasefire came into effect on 19 January 2025, Israeli forces launched on 21 January a major militarized operation in the West Bank, dubbed “Iron Wall”. The operation began in Jenin, but soon expanded across the northern West Bank, with the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams being at the centre of operations.
Following a week-long pause on truck movements due to security and access concerns, WFP resumed truck movements into Gaza on 25 June. WFP aims to deliver 2,000 mt daily across both northern and southern Gaza.
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in Sudan while seeking health care or visiting loved ones in hospital, with attacks on hospitals nearly tripling after two years of conflict [1] and exacerbating a cholera outbreak, Save the Children said.
Since the start of 2025, 493 EO incidents took place across Syria resulting in 390 deaths including 108 children and the injury of 536 civilians including 205 children.
Since 8 December 2024, over 1,000 casualties from unexploded ordnance (UXO) have been reported, including hundreds of deaths and injuries, one-third of them children, highlighting the urgent need for protection and risk education.
The current volume and pace of deliveries remain critically insufficient to meet the needs of Gaza's entire population, which is facing high levels of acute food insecurity.
Due to safety and security concerns, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to permanently close its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, as well as withdraw its support to 13 primary health facilities in the county.
The ICRC is extremely worried about the evacuation orders around the Nasser Medical Complex (NMC). NMC is indispensable to the health system in Gaza – no other medical facilities can take in patients who need specialized care. It is critical that it remains open and accessible to medical personnel and patients.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) calls for the immediate protection of Nasser Hospital and the hundreds of patients and healthcare workers inside, as Israeli military attacks nearby and forced displacement orders threaten to force the hospital completely out of service.
According to the Site Management Cluster (SMC), more than 664,800 Palestinians in Gaza were displaced between 18 March and 11 June. With no safe place to go, many people have sought refuge in every available space, including overcrowded displacement sites, makeshift shelters, damaged buildings, streets and open areas.
UN staff and civilians in Gaza are not, and must never be, targets. The protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel must be upheld in accordance with international humanitarian law.
While critically needed aid is finally trickling into Gaza, the pace is far too slow to meet the overwhelming needs. Meanwhile, WFP has more than 130,000 mt of food ready to be delivered into Gaza and a functioning delivery network ready to provide assistance to up to 2 million people.
People returning to their war-torn homes and villages in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, are being wounded or even killed after encountering unexploded devices.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mourns the tragic death of five aid workers in a brutal attack on a joint humanitarian convoy in El Fasher, North Darfur.
