British Red Cross (April 2024):
There is nowhere safe for people to go. Over 75% of the total population of Gaza have been forced to leave their homes and desperately need food, water, shelter, and medical care.
Over the last five months, many people have fled the north, escaping to the south of Gaza. 1.5 million people are now living on less than 20 per cent of Gaza’s land in dire conditions in Rafah.
This Total will cover all the sectors that have acute needs in Gaza including the Health sector, Protection and education in emergencies (EIE). Also Shelter, WASH and Emergencies are of high need in Gaza at present.
For Education in Emergencies actions, priority will be given to funding projects which
target at least 50% girls, unless there is a context-based justification for different targeting.
For cash in education projects, particular attention should be paid to sustainability of the
interventions and, when possible, linkages to longer-term livelihood solutions.
The present Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) was prepared on the basis of financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2024/01000 (Worldwide Decision) and the related General Guidelines for Operational Priorities on Humanitarian Aid (Operational Priorities). The purpose of the HIP and its annexes2 is to serve as a communication tool from DG ECHO3 to its partners and assist them in the preparation of their proposals. The provisions of the Worldwide Decision and the General Conditions of the Agreement with the European Commission shall take precedence over the provisions in this document.
0 . MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP
First modification – 3 April 2024
This modification entails two changes:
The first change responds to the rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground notably the catastrophic level of food insecurity in Gaza, as well as the dramatic health status of the population. There is a need to strengthen the multisectoral response in Gaza. Critical basic needs and protection challenges also continue increasing in the West Bank and require a strengthened humanitarian response. Additional EUR 61 500 000 have been allocated in order to respond to these needs.
The second change is a contribution of EUR 480 000 from external assigned revenue (Finland) that have been added to this HIP. Settlement activity, demolitions and settler violence continue unabated contributing to an increasingly coercive environment for Palestinian communities in Area C of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, with many people having limited or no access to basic services and at constant risk of being forcibly displaced. In light of the worsening conditions and trends, Finland pledged to transfer to the European Commission's budget a contribution to support humanitarian assistance to those in need
With 75% of homes destroyed, there is significant Shelter and infrastructure need in Gaza.
CONTEXT
The Palestinian civilian population continues to endure the effects of Israel's prolonged occupation, the lack of political progress on the Middle East Peace Process, the failure of Israel as the occupying power to comply with its obligations under International Humanitarian Law (IHL), combined with the physical and political fragmentation of the Palestinian territory.
The recurrent and intensified cycles of hostilities during the last years have accelerated the deterioration of what has been for decades a protracted crisis with grave humanitarian consequences. The massive escalation of hostilities as of 7 October 2023, centred in and around Gaza, have resulted in a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale and severity in Gaza, increased violence, and IHL violations across the West Bank, carrying the risk to spill over to neighbouring countries.
The situation accounts for the worse record in terms of number of Palestinian fatalities, injuries, destruction of houses and properties, disruption of basic services and displacement. Israeli fatalities have exceeded any previous record.
Almost the entire population of Gaza is exposed to security and protection risks, and have insufficient access to water, food, health, and other basic services. The main water and electricity networks, fuel and food supplies are almost completely suspended. Available stocks have been exhausted and local market supplies from Egypt and Israel interrupted. Some 1.5 million people have been forcibly displaced. The still unfolding and intensifying military operations, along with the almost complete siege on Gaza, offer prospects for a catastrophic humanitarian situation.
The unprecedented nature and magnitude of the crisis in and around Gaza has also affected the very tense and fragile situation across the West Bank where Palestinians, particularly those living in Area C, East Jerusalem and H24 , have been subject to an increased coercive environment, generated by the ongoing expansion of Israeli settlements, demolitions and forced displacements, extensive Israeli military operations and an unprecedented rise in settler violence, resulting in a wide range of humanitarian needs.
DG ECHO's needs assessment for 2023-2024 identified extreme humanitarian needs for Gaza, and high humanitarian needs for the West Bank. The vulnerability of the population affected by the crisis is assessed to be very high.
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