Overview

• The UN OHCHR documented at least 1,760 Palestinian deaths near aid sites between May 27 and August 13, with most fatalities attributed to Israeli military fire.
• Israel has allowed roughly 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily and signaled capacity for up to 500, but UN bodies and NGOs say strict screenings and limited crossings still choke deliveries.
• UNRWA’s Philippe Lazzarini said warehouses in Egypt and Jordan hold enough food, medicine and hygiene supplies to fill about 6,000 trucks that remain stuck outside Gaza.
• Airdrops by Jordan, the UAE, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy delivered around 119 tonnes of relief, yet agencies report large shares of that aid have not reached intended recipients.
• Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call to fast-track over 3,400 West Bank homes and extend sovereignty in E1, coupled with renewed settler attacks in Atara and Susya, has intensified regional tensions.