Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Highlights
Only 65 per cent of all domestic waste is collected in the Gaza Strip due to fuel shortages and import restrictions, raising health concerns.
New settlement activities in the northern Jordan Valley and the hills east of Jerusalem on land claimed by Palestinians as private property
Permit requirements by the Gaza de facto authorities for local staff to enter or leave the Gaza Strip further impede operations by humanitarian organizations.