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UN humanitarian agency OCHA said Tuesday that more than 1.3 million people across the occupied Palestinian territory have access to less than 6 liters of water per day for drinking and cooking, well below the 15-liter emergency minimum.
UN humanitarians warned Monday that ongoing conflict, displacement, and funding shortages are deepening humanitarian needs across Sudan, with fighting in West Darfur's Sirba locality displacing an estimated 18,000 people from more than 20 villages—most fleeing to Chad—while the closure of three health facilities in Central Darfur due to funding gaps has left some 75,000 displaced people without adequate healthcare. OCHA said Sudan's humanitarian appeal is 41 percent funded, with $1.2 billion received against the $2.9 billion required, and UN envoy Pekka Haavisto has met with both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to push for a cessation of hostilities.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that six humanitarian workers were killed in attacks across South Sudan in July, warning that rising violence severely threatens vital aid operations. OCHA recorded 65 humanitarian access incidents in July, up from 63 in June, primarily in Upper Nile, Central Equatoria, Jonglei and Unity states, with killings concentrated in Jonglei, Greater Pibor Administrative Area and Warrap states, and three more workers abducted in Central and Western Equatoria.
Civil Defense teams in Gaza City are working to rescue 13 Palestinians from a destroyed house in western Gaza City, coordinating with the International Committee of the Red Cross amid ongoing search operations following Israeli strikes.
Hundreds of people were forced onto the streets of Rome during a police crackdown on a squatted building, according to Al Jazeera.
Demonstrators gathered in Stockholm, Sweden to protest what they described as deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. One demonstrator, dressed as a bloodstained butcher, depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The UN reports a 33% increase in aid supplies entering Gaza in July, with more than 55,000 pallets delivered last month, though the agency says restrictions on permitted supplies continue despite immense humanitarian needs.
Former Ukrainian Kuleba warned that attacks on Ukrainians in Poland will continue to grow and that the current spike in anti-Ukrainian sentiment is 'only the beginning.' According to Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, Polish police registered 180 complaints from Ukrainian citizens living in Poland about acts of aggression by locals in the first half of 2026 — 30% more than in the same period of 2025.
Smartphones have become a luxury in Gaza as Israel's blockade restricts the entry of phones and spare parts. Severe shortages have driven up repair costs, with even old and discarded devices selling for high prices on the black market, while amid widespread cash shortages phones and computers have become essential for banking, communication and everyday purchases.
NATO has published Ukraine's request to the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) for international assistance to address the consequences of hostilities affecting civilians, including humanitarian demining aid. The document states that Ukrainian territory is significantly contaminated with explosives, posing a serious threat to civilians and critical infrastructure.
The head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration announced plans to install 50 mobile shelters for schoolchildren along school routes in six cities in northern Chernihiv Oblast, with assistance from Kyiv Oblast.
Ukraine plans to install 840 mobile shelters in frontline communities to enhance safety in the educational process, Minister for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Vitalii Bezhin announced during congressional hearings at the Office of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine. Bezhin said rear regions are helping fund the initiative so needs can be met faster where residents face daily shelling risks.