UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli military activity in the West Bank has led to more displacement and greater restrictions, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

An Israeli soldier prevents Palestinian journalists from reporting during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Tubas, on Nov. 27, 2025. (File photo: Xinhua)

In the West Bank, humanitarian partners report that Israeli military operations, expanding movement restrictions, demolitions, settlement expansion and settler violence continue, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

"The result is that more Palestinians are being displaced, protection risks are increasing, and access to housing, livelihoods and essential services is becoming ever more restricted," it said.

Since the beginning of the month, 67 people have been displaced by demolitions and two dozen structures have been demolished, including two funded by donors to support people in need. Israeli authorities demolish these structures for lacking building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain, said the office.

So far this year, settler attacks and demolitions due to a lack of Israeli-issued permits have displaced more than 3,200 Palestinians, an average of 17 people per day, double the daily rate over the preceding three years, it said.

Humanitarian partners have continued delivering critical assistance. In the first half of 2026, partners supporting child protection reached more than 5,300 children and 1,670 caregivers in Jerusalem governorate with psychosocial support, parenting support, emergency assistance and other services, said the office.

Across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, partners leading on education efforts supported some 60,000 children through catch-up and remedial learning programs. They also completed emergency rehabilitation work in 32 schools, it said.

The office said the world body and its partners are also supporting people in Gaza facing protracted displacement.

OCHA said that the World Central Kitchen reported on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed a driver working for one of its logistics partners while he was transporting aid from Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem border crossing to the organization's warehouse in Gaza. World Central Kitchen has called for a full accounting of the killing.

The office said that communicable diseases remain widespread in Gaza. Last week, partners working on health provided more than 243,000 medical consultations across more than 200 service points in Gaza. Acute respiratory illnesses and skin diseases remain the most frequently reported conditions, while waterborne diseases continue to rise, particularly in Khan Younis.

"More than 18,000 new cases of chickenpox, ectoparasite infestation and impetigo -- a bacterial skin infection -- were also recorded last week," OCHA said. "Health partners warn that the delivery of medical services continues to be constrained by shortages or high costs of fuel, generator oil, spare parts and supplies."