The United Nations issues an urgent humanitarian appeal to support 3 million people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

To address the most urgent needs of approximately 3 million people in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2025.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in its appeal, stated that modern history has not witnessed such unprecedented levels of killings and destruction in Gaza. Simultaneously, violence has escalated significantly in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

OCHA noted that needs have drastically worsened due to the effects of intense and ongoing military operations, repeated evacuation orders, and restrictions on the ability of humanitarian agencies to deliver aid to those in need. The United Nations and its partners estimate that the actual needs far exceed this amount, with at least $6.6 billion required to address them adequately.

OCHA stated: “People are either killed by bombs or bullets, or they slowly suffocate due to a lack of the most basic means of survival. Gaza has become the most dangerous place in the world and the most challenging in terms of delivering humanitarian assistance.”

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs added that access points to Gaza remain restricted or closed, humanitarian law and notification mechanisms are not being respected, and staff face threats of detention at gunpoint at checkpoints. Residents are forced to rely on severely limited aid due to the collapse of public order and security within Gaza.

OCHA outlined several essential conditions for delivering principled humanitarian assistance on the required scale, including ensuring the ability of humanitarian actors to safely and sustainably deliver relief to all those in need, increasing entry points and supply routes by land into and within Gaza, and improving security in the area to facilitate the safe movement of humanitarian goods and relief personnel.