News Monitor

The war has caused unprecedented devastation to the Palestinian labour market and the wider economy, according to new data and analysis by the ILO and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.

"We need to ... shift from responding to crises after they occur to more proactive approaches, prevention and resilience building to help vulnerable communities cope with upcoming shocks" - FAO chief.

"We have distributed an enormous amount of essential medical supplies, but it's not enough. I mean, this is such an overwhelming disaster, it’s not enough,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn of WHO Palestine.

The IDF must cease all attacks on or in the vicinity of hospitals and must ensure their protected status is respected and that hospitals are able to receive essential medical equipment and medicine.

Lack of clean water and sanitation has increased acute watery diarrhea among under-fives, while other water-borne diseases such as Hepatitis are proliferating among those who cannot get clean water.

Since the beginning of hostilities, PRCS staff and volunteers have continued to courageously provide emergency medical services to communities in Gaza, amidst unacceptably high levels of loss.

"I can see no way that the latest evacuation orders, much less a full assault, in an area with an extremely dense presence of civilians, can be reconciled with the binding requirements of IHL."

"I can see no way that the latest evacuation orders, much less a full assault, in an area with an extremely dense presence of civilians, can be reconciled with the binding requirements of IHL."