23 June 2026

OCHA reports that shelling, gunfire,?bombing?and airstrikes continue to impact civilians?across the?Gaza Strip.

Today, in?a?, UNICEF?said?that a?17-year-old?girl?was killed on her way to sit for her high school exam. She was one of UNICEF¡¯s?Youth Champions.

The UN reiterates that?civilians,?including children,?must always be protected.

Meanwhile,?partners leading on?the management of?displacement sites yesterday??the findings?of?an assessment covering?nearly?1,600?displacement sites?hosting?about?1.7 million?people, which is roughly 80 per cent?of?Gaza¡¯s?population.

The findings confirm that?displaced people?remain?in?extremely poor?conditions,?with limited access to?essential?humanitarian supplies,?inadequate lighting and energy,?weakened?health services,?disrupted water?supply?and exposure?to?insecurity.

At least?59,000 individual?shelters?accommodate?more?than eight?people,?while about?38,500 people?are?estimated?to be?sleeping in the open.?An estimated?600,000?people?in?the?assessed?sites?lack sufficient?access?to?drinking water.?And half of the sites?lack?visible?drainage,?and?nearly half?reported?fire hazards near shelters.

Rodent?infestations are?reported in?80 per cent of the?sites,?and?open?sewage?as well as?accumulated?waste are?in?more than half?of them.

In?almost 250?sites?¨C?hosting?nearly?250,000?people?¨C?there were reported incidents?with explosive ordnance.