Following the escalation of conflict and violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) since 7 October 2023, IMPACT has mobilized to support humanitarian partners and coordination platforms in their response. Within this framework, our teams are directly supporting humanitarian planning through secondary and primary data and Information Management (IM) support.

For example, we have supported the Global Shelter Cluster to produce some maps based on remote sensing that provide an indication of the level of damage in conflict-affected areas in Gaza:

• GSC OpT Gaza Northern Gaza Damage Affected Areas 23 October 2023
• GSC OpT Gaza Strip Damage Affected Areas 20 October 2023
• GSC OpT Gaza Northern Gaza Damage Affected Areas 19 October 2023
• GSC OpT Gaza Strip Damage Affected Areas 19 October 2023

We have also supported the drafting of other information products that have been used and disseminated by strategic humanitarian partners.

Prior to the recent escalation in hostilities, IMPACT had been supporting the humanitarian response in , conducting the oPt’s first (and then second) Multi-Sector Needs Assessment (MSNA), which served to inform the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP).You can find below some of our products to inform on pre-existing vulnerabilities in both Gaza and the West Bank in the oPt:

• 2022 oPT Vulnerability Assessment Framework (VAF)
• 2022 oPT Multi-Sector Needs Assessment – Key Cross-Sectoral Findings (Presentation | Report)

As well as some specific products about Gaza:

• Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA) – Key Sectoral Findings 2022
• Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA) – Key Cash Findings 2022
• Multidimensional vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Protection vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Shelter vulnerability by localities – 2022
• WASH vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Education vulnerability by localities – 2022 –
• Employment vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Food security vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Health vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Monetary resources vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Comparability of vulnerabilities between 2021 and 2022 by areas

West Bank:

• Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA) – Key Cash and Markets Findings
• Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA) – Key Sectoral Findings 
• Multidimensional vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Protection vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Shelter vulnerability by localities – 2022
• WASH vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Education vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Employment vulnerability by localities – 2022 –
• Food security vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Health vulnerability by localities – 2022 –
• Monetary resources vulnerability by localities – 2022
• Comparability of vulnerabilities between 2021 and 2022 by areas

If you are interested in receiving updates, or if you are a former staff interested in working with us on this crisis, kindly contact [email protected].

Photo credit – Palestine Red Crescent Society, 2023