The West Bank is undergoing an alarming spill over of the Gaza war.
More than 50 people, including children, have been reported killed since the Israeli Forces' operation started 5 weeks ago.
Destruction of public infrastructure, bulldozing roads and access restrictions are common place.
People's lives have been turned upside down, bringing back traumas and loss.
Around 40,000 people have been forced to flee their homes especially in refugee camps in the north.
Fear, uncertainty, and grief once again prevail.
Affected camps lie in ruins.
More than 5,000 children who normally go to UNRWA schools have been deprived of education, some for over 10 weeks now.
Patients cannot access healthcare, families are cut off from water, electricity and other basic services.
More and more people are relying on humanitarian aid at a time when aid agencies are overstretched and severely under-resourced.
Our UNRWA teams are tracking displaced people and continue to provide them with much needed food, health care, and basics to keep them warm.
The West Bank is becoming a battlefield: ordinary Palestinians are the first and most to suffer.
This must end.
UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA in 1949 with a mandate to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in the Agency's area of operations pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.
UNRWA operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Tens of thousands of Palestine refugees who lost their homes and livelihoods due to the 1948 conflict continue to be displaced and in need of support, nearly 75 years on.
UNRWA helps Palestine Refugees achieve their full potential in human development through quality services it provides in education, health care, relief and social services, protection, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
