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Report by the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) examining public health consequences of humanitarian crises across the occupied Palestinian territory, covering the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East Jerusalem, alongside an overview of WHO's humanitarian health response in the region. The report addresses the collapse and partial recovery of Gaza's health system during the October 2025 ceasefire period, pre-existing health system fragmentation in the West Bank, and the compounding effects of military operations, blockade, and settler violence on population health outcomes across the OPT. Recommended for researchers and policymakers seeking a comprehensive institutional overview of health conditions across the OPT, providing the most authoritative health system assessment of both the acute crisis in Gaza and the chronic deterioration of health infrastructure in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
