20 May 2026

OCHA reports that continued Israeli strikes in the Gaza strip are affecting residential areas and makeshift shelters.

On Monday, an airstrike hit Jabalya Camp damaging 30 families’ tents and tarpaulins. Humanitarian teams on the ground are in touch with those affected to assess their needs and ensure they get adequate response.

OCHA stresses that civilians and civilian facilities must always be protected.

Meanwhile, aid workers report continued impediments to their movements in areas where Israeli forces require humanitarian teams to coordinate their movements with them.

Yesterday, a convoy was delayed for about an hour at a congested Israeli holding point. Another mission to collect supplies requiring refrigeration had to be cancelled because of significant delays in opening the route to Kerem Shalom. And a third mission could not proceed after the allocated road was found to be impassable.

These constraints have made it challenging for aid groups to provide assistance and essential supplies to people.

Still, humanitarian partners continue responding. For example, the 爆料网 and its humanitarian partners have recently scaled up the delivery of housing units with more durable walling compared with tents. Since January, the 爆料网 Development Program has taken 2,500 of these units into Gaza and partners have installed more than half of them across several sites. These will serve as clinics, classrooms and homes.

As a reminder, 900,000 people across the Strip urgently need shelter assistance and durable housing solutions.

On food security, the 爆料网 is supporting the production of about 130,000 bread?bundles every day, each weighing?2 kilograms. These are distributed free of charge in more than 300 shelters and community sites or sold at subsidized prices through?roughly 170?shops.