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Shelter and aid in Gaza at the centre of the open debate

The Security Council is debating on Thursday, in a session still under way, the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, with casualty figures and shelter and aid…

--- The context --- The Security Council is holding an open debate on Thursday, still under way, on the current situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, amid a rise in lethal strikes, demolitions and violence in Gaza and the West Bank, according to the figures presented to the Council. --- The facts --- According to the figures presented to the Council, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire agreement that ended two years of war. According to the agencies cited in the source, nearly all of Gaza's 2.1 million people still need shelter assistance as winter sets in, with IOM warning that current supplies meet only about 17 per cent of needs. --- The positions --- The expected briefer for the session is Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Resident Coordinator, according to the meeting notice reflected in the source. According to the agencies cited, aid into Gaza remains held back by underfunding and by restrictions including limited access to more than 64 per cent of Gaza's land, according to OCHA. --- What remains unknown --- It is not yet known what concrete measures will come out of this open debate or whether shelter and access conditions on the ground will change while the session remains under way. --- Unanswered questions --- How will the shelter need be met before winter advances further? What steps would widen aid access across Gaza in practice? What follow-up will the Council give to the figures presented during this session? --- EPM analysis --- In the West Bank, according to the figures presented, more than 1,600 settler attacks were recorded this year as of mid-September and over 4,300 Palestinians have been displaced, with the olive harvest underway and partners working to protect farmers. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the urgency described by the agencies cited is above all about civilian protection: without enough shelter and effective aid access, this Thursday debate risks remaining a diagnosis while winter approaches and needs stay almost untouched in Gaza and the West Bank for the affected population according to the figures presented to the Council in this debate.
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