UNRWA: The continued Israeli bombing kills civilians and exacerbates the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

The UN agency explained, In the latest update on the situationThe residents live in inhumane conditions, and are looking for shelter anywhere they can reach, including affected or destroyed buildings, overcrowded shelter and open areas. “Rids are still reported on people who take shelter in schools and tents and to people trying to reach food or other forms of humanitarian assistance, which led to mass injuries, including among children.”

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, quoting the Ministry of Health in Gaza, reported the killing of at least 61,158 Palestinians in Gaza and the injury of 151,442 others, from the beginning of the war until the date of August 6.

According to a report issued by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, “Nearly 1,400 people have been killed and more than four thousand others were injured while they were searching for food, while at least 859 people have been killed around the sites of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation since the start of the institution’s operations in late May 2025.”

UNRWA confirmed the killing of nearly 350 of its employees since the war began.

Air landing operations are ongoing

UNRWA has reported the continued air landing from several member states, despite several international bodies that they are very expensive and ineffective.

UNRWA Commissioner -General said “Air landing costs at least 100 times the cost of trucks that bear twice the amount of aircraft carried by aircraft.” He explained that UNRWA, the largest United Nations agency on the ground, has six thousand trucks loaded with aid stuck outside Gaza while waiting for the green light to enter.

He said that the United Nations, including UNRWA and its partners, managed to enter 500 to 600 trucks per day during the ceasefire earlier this year, “where aid reached all Gaza residents safely and dignity.”

Food insecurity

The United Nations stated that it has enough food with its partners outside the Gaza Strip to provide food for all 2.1 million Gaza population for at least three months.

However, due to the current restrictions that prevent the entry of supplies by land, 14 thousand metric tons of food aid were collected through the aid mechanism that the United Nations coordinates from the crossings in July, while 62 thousand metric tons are required every month to cover the basic needs of human food assistance.

According to the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, quoting the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the registration of 193 deaths linked to malnutrition until August 6, including 96 children.

In July, out of 136,000 children between the ages of six to 59 months, 11,877 children were identified as suffering from acute malnutrition, which is the highest monthly number registered so far.

The health response faces operational challenges

According to UNRWA, the health response in Gaza is still facing severe operational challenges, including the serious damage to health facilities, the killing of medical workers, obstacles that prevent safe movement within the Gaza Strip, and the restrictions imposed on entering the necessary medical supplies and fuel.

This is forced the few hospitals to rationalize resources and/or suspend vital services. UNRWA’s medical services suffer from a severe shortage of resources.

Disclosure orders

UNRWA reported that more than 87 percent of the Gaza Strip is located within the area under Israeli military control or under displacement orders, or wherever these orders overlap, until July 30, 2025.

According to a report issued by the site management group on the population movement, 767,800 people have been displaced since the ceasefire collapsed on March 18, 2025. According to the report, about 80% of the newly recorded moves arose from Khan Yunis or occurred inside. According to the United Nations, at least 1.9 million people – about 90 percent of the population – were displaced throughout the Gaza Strip during the war.

West Bank

Regarding the situation in the West Bank, UNRWA has reported that tens of thousands of Palestine refugees are still displaced in the northern West Bank. According to UNRWA’s evaluation, about 30,000 residents of Nour Shams, Tulkarm and Jenin for refugees are unable to return to their homes as a result of the large -scale Israeli military operation that has continued since January 2025.

In the wake of the killing of a member of the Palestinian community at the hands of an Israeli settler on July 28, the Bedouin refugee community in Umm al -Khair remained subject to strict Israeli restrictions on the movement, including the administrative detention of a number of members of society and the arrest of the dead body until the time of writing This report, which covered the period between July 31 to August 6, 2025.