Aid needs in Gaza, West Bank

The United Nations humanitarian office said on Friday the cost of meeting the needs of people in Gaza and the West Bank was estimated at $1.2 billion.
Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said “The cost of meeting the needs of 2.7 million people – that is the entire population of Gaza and 500,000 people in the occupied West Bank – is estimated to be $1.2 billion.”
That sums covers the humanitarian needs in Gaza and part of the West Bank until the end of the year.
On Oct. 12, OCHA had initially appealed for $294 million to support nearly 1.3 million people.
Laerke added, “The situation has grown increasingly desperate since then.”
OCHA said its revised appeal for funding will outline the need for food, water, health care, shelter, hygiene and other urgent priorities.