UNRWA Situation Report #215 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem) [EN/AR]

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Please refer to the attached files. All information updated for 25 – 31 March 2026 Days 898 - 904 since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip Highlights The Gaza Strip Repeated rainstorms and continued airstrikes, shelling, and gunfire have destroyed and damaged shelters, as most people remain in displacement sites where living conditions are dire due to overcrowding, water and sewage accumulation, and inadequate access to necessities like drinking water, soap, lighting, safe cooking fuel, and shelter materials. Rodent infestations have become a growing concern across the Gaza Strip, with a confirmed spread of rodents in displacement sites. There is an urgent need for pest control materials and chemicals. UNRWA has exhausted stocks of lubricant oils for vehicles and generators, with no availability on the local market. The Agency implemented risk mitigation measures to safeguard its assets, including by reducing operating hours for generators across all facilities and by restricting vehicle movements. The lack of lubricant oil and spare parts, widespread across Gaza and for all humanitarian actors, is leading to severe disruption in humanitarian operations. The World Food Programme ( WFP ) estimates that acute hunger has increased amid the widening Middle East conflict, as the price surge in global energy markets impacts domestic prices. The price increases reduce access to food among households that could already barely afford a minimal diet. Key points The Gaza Strip Fatalities and injuries Between 7 October 2023 and 25 March 2026, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH), as reported by OCHA , 72,265 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip and another 171,959 injured. UNRWA has recorded 391 colleagues killed in Gaza since the start of the war (310 UNRWA personnel,...