How to Stay Informed: Monitoring Gaza & Palestine

United Nations Agencies

These organizations provide essential briefings, humanitarian situation reports, and real-time alerts:

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

• Frequent Flash Updates, situation reports, and humanitarian response plans for Gaza.
• Also follow: OCHA Gaza Crisis Updates.

UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees)

• Tracks refugee conditions, education, food, health, and urgent appeals for Gaza.

OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)

• Publishes briefings on violations, civilian casualties, and legal assessments.

UNICEF

• Child-focused updates from Gaza, including education, health, and emergency appeals.

Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations

Human Rights Watch

• In-depth investigations, policy briefs, war crimes documentation.

Amnesty International

• Legal analyses, press releases, and interactive resources on human rights violations and apartheid frameworks.

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)

• Medical response reports, testimonies from field staff in Gaza, and urgent donation appeals.

Save the Children

• Focuses on children’s safety, trauma, education, and family reunification efforts.

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

• Humanitarian law updates, detainee rights, and conflict impact on infrastructure.

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights

• Gaza-based NGO offering legal documentation, civilian impact reporting, and advocacy.

Reliable News Sources

Al Jazeera English: Gaza Crisis

• Real-time reporting, in-depth features, and video updates from Gaza.

+972 Magazine

• Independent analysis from Israeli and Palestinian journalists and scholars.

Middle East Eye

• Detailed regional coverage with a focus on human impact and resistance narratives. 

Mondoweiss

• U.S.-based outlet covering Palestinian human rights and U.S. policy implications.

Electronic Intifada

• Investigative journalism, personal testimonies, and cultural resistance reporting.

Tools for Real-Time Monitoring and Context

Live Gaza Crisis Map – UN OCHA

• Interactive data: infrastructure damage, population displacement, access to services.

Visualizing Palestine

• Data-based infographics that distill complex information into accessible visual content.

We Are Not Numbers

• First-person narratives from youth in Gaza, updated frequently.

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

• Legal briefs and on-the-ground updates from Gaza, West Bank, and Jerusalem.

Ways to Subscribe and Stay Connected

Newsletter & Alert Sign-ups:

• OCHA Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin
• HRW News Alerts
• Amnesty International Global Email Updates
• UNRWA Emergency Appeals

Social Media Channels
Follow key orgs on Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn for visual updates and urgent notices.