Highlights:
Since the 3rd of October 2015, Israeli occupation forces have killed 163 Palestinians in the oPt, including 32 children and 7 women according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Since the start of 2016, Israeli occupation forces have killed 20 Palestinians in the oPt, including 4 persons under the age of 18 .
Israeli occupation authorities still hold the bodies of 10 Palestinians killed since last October and all from Jerusalem.
A number of checkpoints and cement blocks were lifted in occupied Jerusalem but still there is one checkpoint in Jabal Al Moukaber, and roadblocks are still in Eisawiah with one checkpoint putting restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in general including PRCS teams and ambulances.
Attacks on the PRCS teams and ambulances continue by the Israeli Occupation Forces and Israeli settlers. Since the 3rd of October, (355) attacks were documented against the PRCS in the oPT. (150) EMTs and volunteers were injured, (100) ambulances sustained various damages, and (105) incidents of denying access.
PRCS has declared the readiness of its National Disaster Response Team (NDRT) to respond to the needs of people affected by the weather conditions that hit the country since 24/1/2016 till today.
Due to the stormy and rainy weather that hit the oPT, many areas were flooded in particularily in the Gaza Strip such as Gaza valley, Salqa valley, and some areas in Rafah and Khan Younis. Many houses in those areas were flooded even a number of caravans in Khan Younis were fully flooded. The caravans' residents are those whose houses were completely destroyed during the war on Gaza in 2014 by Israeli occupation authorities.