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At least 67 Palestinians have been displaced by demolitions in the occupied West Bank this month, while two dozen structures have been demolished, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
OCHA said Israeli military operations, expanding movement restrictions, demolitions, settlement expansion and settler violence continue across the occupied West Bank, driving further displacement and restricting access to housing, livelihoods and essential services.
“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,” the office said.
Since the beginning of the month, 67 people have been displaced by demolitions and two dozen structures have been demolished, including two that were funded by donors to support people in need, OCHA said.
The office said Israeli authorities demolish the structures for lacking building permits, which it said are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain.
So far this year, settler attacks and demolitions due to a lack of Israeli-issued permits have displaced more than 3,200 Palestinians, OCHA said.
That amounts to an average of 17 people per day, double the daily rate recorded over the preceding three years, the office said.
OCHA said humanitarian partners have continued delivering critical assistance across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
In the first half of 2026, partners supporting child protection reached more than 5,300 children and 1,670 caregivers in Jerusalem governorate.
The assistance included psychosocial support, parenting support, emergency assistance and other services.
Across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, education partners supported about 60,000 children through catch-up and remedial learning programs.
They also completed emergency rehabilitation work in 32 schools, OCHA said.
OCHA also said the U.N. and its partners are also supporting people in Gaza facing protracted displacement.
The office said World Central Kitchen reported Wednesday that Israeli forces killed a driver working for one of its logistics partners while he was transporting aid from the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem border crossing to the organization’s warehouse in Gaza.
World Central Kitchen has called for a full accounting of the killing, OCHA said.
OCHA said communicable diseases remain widespread in Gaza.
Last week, health partners provided more than 243,000 medical consultations across more than 200 service points in Gaza.
Acute respiratory illnesses and skin diseases remained the most frequently reported conditions, while waterborne diseases continued 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,” OCHA said.
Health partners warned that medical services continue to be constrained by shortages or high costs of fuel, generator oil, spare parts and supplies.
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