Calling humanitarian frontlines this #WorldHumanitarianDay. I’ll post discussions throughout the week.   Tarneem Hammad is the Gaza Coordinator at AIDA in the OPT.   She talks powerfully about what she faces each day:

On #WorldHumanitarianDay the humanitarian movement is united in grief, anger, and in demanding change.

"This is ultimately why we are here: to save as many lives as possible and to relieve the suffering. But courage and commitment alone are not going to feed the people, are not going to save the people." - Olga Cherevko, @unocha, Gaza #WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity

📍Nasser Hospital, #Gaza Every corner is overflowing with patients in urgent need of care. The hospital’s capacity is beyond breaking point and it cannot absorb further displacement from the north. End the suffering. End the killing. #CeasefireNOW

Stop killing humanitarians. We unite in grief, anger, and in demanding accountability and protection. My speech at yesterday’s event to mark #WorldHumanitarianDay : shorturl.at/G9R0x

Despite many impediments, not a day goes by without United Nations and partners bringing critical food and supplies into #Gaza to avert further catastrophe. People need much more, and we can do much more - once our work is fully facilitated. Read our latest update: ochaopt.org/content/gaza-h…

Ongoing evacuation orders in parts of #Gaza City, combined with massively escalating violence, have forced people into ever smaller areas, piling unbearable pressure onto hospitals. Al-Shifa and Al-Ahli hospitals are operating at nearly 300% over capacity with a constant influx

In #Gaza, hunger-related deaths and casualties among food seekers continue to be reported. As Israeli authorities plan to intensify military operations, United Nations and NGOs are set to maintain presence in Gaza city. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

In the #WestBank, 18 Palestinian communities are at heightened displacement risk as the Israeli government advances the E1 settlement plan. Between 12 and 18 August, we documented 29 Israeli settler attacks resulting in casualties or damage. Read more: ochaopt.org/content/humani…

Famine in #Gaza must be stopped at all costs. Statement by Humanitarian Coordinator, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov: ochaopt.org/content/statem…

"It is a famine. The Gaza Famine. It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel. Everyone owns this. The #GazaFamine is the world’s famine." - Tom Fletcher

"The #Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A famine that will and must haunt us all." What we've been warning about for months is unfolding before the world's eyes. This could have been prevented. "Enough. Ceasefire. Open the crossings." Full remarks by Tom Fletcher. ⬇️

The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine. Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.

My full statement on the Gaza Famine :

🚨 Famine has been confirmed in #Gaza. This is not a headline. It is real lives at stake. This famine is man-made – it is the result of systematic obstruction, indifference and delay. We need action, now: 🔺An immediate #ceasefire 🔺Open crossings at scale 🔺Unimpeded access

⚠️ Famine (IPC Phase 5) has been confirmed in #Gaza Governorate and is projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis Governorates by the end of September, according to The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Download the IPC Gaza data on HDX: data.humdata.org/dataset/state-…

Indrika Ratwatte Calls from the humanitarian frontlines, number 5. Spoke to my colleague Dr. Sara Alsaqqa, who faces immense personal risk as she works to save lives. She has a question for all of us.

Today, we mourn photojournalist Mariam Abu Dagga, killed with others in an Israeli strike on a hospital. We were honored to worked with her. We honor all who risk their lives to expose #Gaza's harsh reality to the world. Here, she reflects on one of her photos. Listen to her.

Over 100 international NGOs have raised the alarm over increasing obstructions by Israeli authorities on the delivery of humanitarian aid to #Gaza. Some of them have already been issued a seven-day de-registration ultimatum. Latest update on Gaza: tinyurl.com/3m7n6tw9

Demolitions reported yesterday in Burqa, Al 'Isawiya and Sur Bahir areas of the #WestBank, Occupied Palestinian Territory. ochaopt.org/data/demolition