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UNRWA Situation Report #126 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 30 July- 1 August 2024, is valid as of 1 August 2024 at 22:30 (local time)

UNRWA

2 Aug 2024

The Gaza Strip

• Ongoing strikes by Israeli Security Forces (ISF) continue, with aerial, land and maritime bombardment across the Gaza Strip. These result in civilian casualties, displacement of people and the destruction of residential structures and public infrastructure.
• UNRWA launches back to learning activities. More than 600,000 children have been out of school since the beginning of the war. As of 1 August, UNRWA has begun to roll out its first phase response across up to 45 UNRWA schools/ shelters1 by expanding ongoing psychosocial support activities, focusing on arts, music and sports, and raising awareness on the risks of explosive ordnance. UNRWA remains the largest provider of Education in Emergencies across the Gaza Strip.
• UNDP's solid waste management assessment indicates that the solid waste management system in Gaza has collapsed. Currently, there is no access to major landfills, and waste has accumulated in more than 140 temporary dumping sites causing serious health and environmental risks.
• According to WHO, limited access to WASH facilities, compounded by overcrowding, continue to contribute to the increase in infectious diseases, including diarrhea and hepatitis A. The WASH Cluster estimates that two thirds (or 67 per cent) of water and sanitation facilities and infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged due to the war.
• According to the UN, up to 1.9 million people (or nine in ten people) across the Gaza Strip are internally displaced, including people who have been repeatedly displaced (some up to 10 times).
• UNRWA's Commissioner-General released an official statement following the tragic milestone, where over 200 UNRWA colleagues have been killed since 7 October 2023.
• As of 1 August, the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since 7 October is 203.
• Several challenges stand in the way of collecting much needed humanitarian supplies from the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing point in southern Gaza. These include deteriorating law and order, war and insecurity, damaged infrastructure, fuel shortages and access restrictions.
• The latest information on supplies entering Gaza can be found below:

Gaza Supplies and Dispatch Tracking | UNRWA

The West Bank, including East Jerusalem

The West Bank, including East Jerusalem update is now once a week.

• According to OCHA, between 7 October 2023 and 29 July 2024, at least 569 Palestinians were killed. Separately, UNICEF2 reported that 143 children were killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since 7 October - an average of one child is killed every two days.