Overview
- UN Special Procedures said roughly 160 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in July 2026 and that more than 1,200 people have died in the enclave since the October 2025 ceasefire.
- The experts reported most killings took place in dense displacement zones such as Al‑Mawasi and said the westward advance of the so‑called “yellow line,” a new 23‑kilometre barrier and systematic demolitions are forcibly shrinking safe space in Gaza.
- They documented strikes on hospitals, attacks on shelters and the killing of humanitarian workers, and said movement restrictions and blocked ambulances caused deaths including a four‑month‑old baby and a pregnant woman who miscarried.
- In the West Bank the experts recorded at least 14 Palestinian deaths in July, highlighted the 24 July Tell killings and noted a sharp rise in settler attacks this year, a surge that has left communities burned, detained and displaced.
- The experts called for immediate compliance with the International Court of Justice advisory opinion, unimpeded humanitarian access, accountability and third‑state steps to ensure respect for international humanitarian and human‑rights law.