Gaza humanitarian crisis: displacement, casualties and water insecurity
COMPLEX EMERGENCY
Situation
The humanitarian situation across the Gaza Strip remained critical in August 2026, with ongoing military activity causing further casualties and displacement. OCHA reported that most people remained internally displaced in harsh living conditions. Between 5 and 12 August, seven Palestinians were reported killed and 28 injured, bringing the reported toll since the 10 October 2025 ceasefire announcement to 1,259 fatalities and 4,148 injuries. A July survey found that 90 percent of Gaza's population experienced moderate-to-high water insecurity, while humanitarian access and health services remained severely constrained.
Verified figures
- Affected population
- 2,100,000
- Reported fatalities since ceasefire announcement
- 1,259
- Reported injuries since ceasefire announcement
- 4,148
- New fatalities, 5–12 August
- 7
- New injuries, 5–12 August
- 28
- Population with moderate-to-high water insecurity
- 90%
- Attacks affecting health care in 2026
- 45
- People projected in IPC Crisis or worse, July–December 2026
- 1,400,000 (67%)
- People projected in IPC Emergency
- 212,000
- People receiving food assistance, 1–9 August
- About 189,000
- Meals prepared daily as of 6 August
- 691,000
- People reached by additional water trucking
- >193,000
- People living with severe conflict-related injuries
- About 2% of Gaza's pre-escalation population
Provenance
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