Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Farmers in Gaza face major challenges rebuilding their livelihoods after extensive damage from the conflict that began on 7 October 2023. According to the UN, Palestinians like Taysir Dahdouh, whose farm in the Zeytun neighbourhood is under a football pitch in size, need tools, seeds, fertilizers, and water to return to growing crops such as cucumbers and tomatoes.
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has provided 200 relief housing units to families who returned to heavily bombed areas after multiple displacements. These families have also restarted agricultural activities, growing vegetables like eggplants, tomatoes, and molokhia.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has expanded cash assistance to support about 1,500 Palestinian farmers cultivating land in Gaza during the 2026 planting season. This aims to help produce fresh vegetables for over 100,000 people. However, FAO warned that farmers face severe restrictions due to shrinking available land amid ongoing Israeli military operations. The organization is urging access to land, water, and essential farming inputs including seeds, fertilizers, irrigation equipment, and fishing gear.
The World Food Programme (WFP) noted that Gazans displaced within the region risk losing access to critical services. Despite these challenges, WFP and partners assisted over 250,000 people through 36 distribution sites in early July 2026. Humanitarian actors also distributed more than 5,400 educational kits, supporting about 217,600 children in summer learning activities.
In the West Bank, a delegation led by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) visited Deir Nidham village in the Ramallah governorate to meet families affected by settler violence and settlement expansion. According to the UN, such attacks represented about 55 percent of all Palestinian injuries reported in the West Bank so far in 2026.