Gaza - New York: Europe and the Arabs
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported that Israeli forces continue their intensive bombardment—from air, land, and sea—of the Gaza Strip and are expanding their ground operations, resulting in deaths and injuries, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the displacement of large numbers of people.
In its latest update on the situation, the UN agency explained that residents are living in inhumane conditions, seeking shelter wherever they can reach, including damaged or destroyed buildings, overcrowded shelters, and open areas. "Attacks continue to be reported on people sheltering in schools and tents, and on people trying to access food or other humanitarian assistance, resulting in mass casualties, including among children."
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Ministry of Health in Gaza, reported that at least 61,158 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and 151,442 others injured since the beginning of the war until August 6. According to a report issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "nearly 1,400 people have been killed and more than 4,000 others injured while searching for food. At least 859 people have been killed around Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites since the organization began operations in late May 2025."
UNRWA confirmed the deaths of approximately 350 of its staff since the war began.
Food Insecurity
The United Nations stated that it and its partners have enough food outside the Gaza Strip to provide food for all 2.1 million Gazans for at least three months.
However, due to current restrictions preventing the entry of supplies by land, only 14,000 metric tons of food aid purchased through the UN-coordinated aid mechanism were collected at the crossings in July, while 62,000 metric tons are required each month to cover basic humanitarian food assistance needs.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Ministry of Health in Gaza, reported 193 malnutrition-related deaths as of August 6, including 96 children. In July, of the 136,000 children between the ages of six and 59 months who were screened, 11,877 were identified as suffering from acute malnutrition, the highest monthly figure recorded to date.
Displacement Orders
UNRWA reported that, as of July 30, 2025, more than 87 percent of the Gaza Strip was located within the area under Israeli military control, under displacement orders, or where these orders overlapped.
According to a report issued by the Site Management Group on Population Movement, 767,800 people have been displaced since the ceasefire collapsed on March 18, 2025. According to the report, approximately 80 percent of the newly recorded movements originated from or occurred within the Khan Younis Governorate. According to the United Nations, at least 1.9 million people—approximately 90 percent of the population—were displaced throughout the Gaza Strip during the war. West Bank
Regarding the situation in the West Bank, UNRWA reported that tens of thousands of Palestine refugees remain forcibly displaced in the northern West Bank. According to UNRWA's latest assessment, approximately 30,000 residents of Nur Shams, Tulkarm, and Jenin refugee camps are unable to return to their homes as a result of the large-scale Israeli military operation "Iron Wall," which has been ongoing since January 2025.
Following the killing of a Palestinian community member by an Israeli settler on July 28, the Bedouin refugee community of Umm al-Khair remained subject to severe Israeli movement restrictions, including administrative detention of several community members and the withholding of the deceased's body, at the time of writing this report, which covered the period from July 31 to August 6, 2025.