Improving Access to Safe and Dignified Shelter for Conflict-Affected and Displaced Households in Area C and the Northern West Bank

About this project

ltpgtProlonged Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank (WB) have caused large-scale displacement and extensive housing destruction, particularly in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps. Over the past year, more than 32,000 individuals have been displaced. According to UNOSAT imagery analysis (October 2025), around 80% of destroyed or heavily damaged structures are residential. Across the three camps, an estimated 1,445 housing units were destroyed, 494 heavily damaged, and 1,565 partially damaged, affecting approximately 3,500 housing units and nearly 20,000 displaced people. Around 2,000 housing units are fully destroyed or severely damaged, meaning many families will be unable to return even if access is restored. Jenin camp has experienced the highest level of destruction, with entire residential areas removed and road networks reconfigured, severely limiting prospects for safe return.ltbrgtAt the same time, shelter insecurity continues to escalate in Area C due to settler violence, demolitions, and restrictive planning policies. In 2025 alone, OCHA documented over 1,770 settler attacks resulting in casualties or property damage across more than 270 WB communities. While demolitions have long driven displacement, settler violence and access restrictions have increasingly become key triggers, particularly for Bedouin and herding communities. Since January 2023, more than 700 Palestinian families—around 3,900 people—have been displaced due to settler a…

Published by

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Palestinian Territories

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

oPt Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

MA’AN Development Center, Fundacion Accion Contra El Hambre (Action Against Hunger )

Accountable

MA’AN Development Center

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 9 Apr 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-OPT-25-R-NGO-38886.

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