Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ukraine
UNOCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Gaza: homes and shelters struck, people displaced amid hostilities in Gaza city
OCHA reports that heavy strikes continue across Gaza city, hitting buildings, houses and tents, and further adding to the already devastating toll on civilians.
Over a span of 24 hours - by yesterday at 2 p.m. local time - partners monitoring population movements counted almost 11,000 people moving from northern Gaza southwards.
Along those displacement routes, teams are stationed at three points, providing direct support or referral services to children who have been injured, orphaned or separated from their caregivers.
While multiple sites providing services have had to suspend operations or relocate, the UN is helping humanitarian partners keep community kitchens open, distribute clean water, and provide healthcare to people in Gaza city and elsewhere across the Strip.
Yesterday, a UN team successfully delivered fuel to a series of critical service providers in Gaza city. This included hospitals and other health facilities, as well as installations supporting water pumping, trucking and desalination, and the management of solid waste.
OCHA says that the humanitarian community remains committed to serving people in need wherever they are, based on what they need, and regardless of whether parties have labelled the area they are sheltering in as "dangerous," "humanitarian," or otherwise.
Meanwhile, the starvation crisis in Gaza continues to worsen. Yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported that seven more people - including a child - died due to malnutrition and starvation over a span of 24 hours. Overall, the Ministry said that 411 people across Gaza have died due to malnutrition and starvation, including 133 just since the confirmation of famine in Gaza governorate last month.
In a statement today, UNICEF reported that over 10,000 children in Gaza city have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition in the past two months alone. The agency warned that if disconnected from their treatment, there is a high risk some of the 2,400 children currently being treated for severe acute malnutrition in the area could starve to death.
Yesterday, out of 21 missions that humanitarian teams inside Gaza coordinated with Israeli authorities, only 10 were facilitated - including the movement of staff and supplies between the north and the south and within those areas. Two staff movements within the north were denied. Another six humanitarian movements were impeded on the ground - including the collection of fuel, medical and other supplies - but some of those were accomplished, at least partially, despite the impediments that they faced. Another three missions had to be canceled by the organizers.
OCHA reiterates how critical it is to have unimpeded humanitarian access at a meaningful scale throughout Gaza.
West Bank: scores of Palestinians detained during Israeli operation in Tulkarm
OCHA reports that the situation in the West Bank remains tense, with ongoing operations by Israeli forces, as well as the destruction of Palestinian properties and violence.
In the north, Israeli forces carried out a large-scale operation in Tulkarm yesterday, imposing a curfew and detaining scores of Palestinians, reportedly without individual screening. Many were forced to walk a long distance to a military base. Raids, business closures and live fire were also reported, while today, checkpoints continue to restrict people's movements. This is reportedly linked to the injury of two Israeli soldiers by an explosive device yesterday.
Meanwhile, OCHA reports that the destruction of Palestinian property by Israeli authorities continues, resulting in further displacement. The reason cited for these demolitions is often the lack of Israeli-issued building permits, which are almost impossible for Palestinians to obtain. OCHA's tracking indicates that since the start of 2025, more than 1,300 Palestinian-owned structures have been demolished across the West Bank.
Ukraine
Aid convoy reaches front-line community in Kherson region
The UN and its humanitarian partners delivered aid to a front-line community in Ukraine's Kherson region today for the first time in seven months. The convoy brought 15 tons of assistance to more than 1,000 residents, including nearly 50 children.
Supplies included emergency shelter materials, hygiene kits and power stations, as the community remains without electricity due to repeated attacks. OCHA says that since January of this year, 22 convoys have brought assistance to some 22,000 people in front-line areas of the region*.
Meanwhile, hostilities continue across front-line regions. Authorities report that between yesterday and early this morning, at least seven people were killed and over 30 injured, including health workers.
Hostilities have intensified in the northeast. Drone and missile attacks in the Sumy region reportedly killed and injured several civilians, while in the Kharkiv region, 10 more civilians were injured, including two health workers. Civilian infrastructure was also damaged.
In Donetsk, authorities report multiple civilian casualties and damage to 75 civilian facilities, including a maternity hospital. Additional casualties were also recorded in the Kherson and Dnipro regions.
Meanwhile, the evacuation of civilians from front-line areas continues. In the first 10 days of this month, more than 3,000 people, including 650 children, were evacuated from the Donetsk region, with many receiving support at transit sites in the Kharkiv and Dnipro regions.
*Donations made to UN Crisis Relief help UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs reach people in Ukraine with urgent support.
Posted on 12 September 2025
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