Since 2 March, Israeli authorities have reinstated a complete siege on Gaza, blocking all aid and commercial goods from entering for more than six weeks to date. This marks the longest period the Government of Israel has blocked all aid and goods from entering Gaza in history.
Since 18 March, attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza have killed over 1,630 Palestinians, injured more than 4,200, and forcibly displaced over 419,300. The Palestinian death toll now nears 51,000 in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health, and is approaching 1,000 in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The UN Secretary-General has called Gaza a “killing field” and warned that civilians in Gaza are in an “endless death loop”. The weaponization of aid, including withholding food, water, health care, and shelter, has led to a surge in preventable deaths and threatens the dignity and survival of Palestinians in Gaza.
A new survey of 47 international and Palestinian NGOs, conducted as part of the 11th issue of the NGO Humanitarian Access Snapshot, has found:
- 95% of agencies reported suspending or reducing services in Gaza since 18 March.
- At least 8,881 pallets of aid supplies remain stranded outside Gaza, blocked from entering.
- 95% of NGOs are facing an increase in movement restrictions across the West Bank too.
- The Israeli military has made 70% of Gaza into no-go areas.
- At least 61 aid workers killed or injured since 1 January, and at least 412 killed since October 2023.
Read more of the survey and recommendations in the latest NGO Snapshot
