Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ukraine

Occupied Palestinian Territory

OCHA reports that as hostilities escalate in both northern and southern Gaza, particularly in Rafah, security and humanitarian access conditions continue to deteriorate.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the last functional hospital in Rafah, Al-Helal Al-Emirati, is now out of service as of 30 May.

This means there are almost no health services available in Rafah city. Only one field hospital remains partially functional, but it is currently inaccessible due to hostilities in the vicinity and can only provide basic services to patients inside.

WHO says hospitals in Rafah urgently need to be restored. However, without safe access, a sustained flow of supplies into and across Gaza and reliable conditions for delivering those supplies to the facilities that need them, the agency’s ability to effectively support the health system in Gaza is severely challenged.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) says all 36 of its shelters in Rafah are now empty, with some 1.7 million people estimated to be displaced in Khan Younis and the Middle Area. In Khan Younis, thousands of families are sheltering in damaged and destroyed facilities.

As others continue to seek safety in Deir al-Balah, UNRWA warns that space for displaced families is running out. People there are sheltering on extremely overcrowded land, with limited supplies and critical services.

Ukraine

Attacks on Kharkiv, in the east of Ukraine, continued over the weekend and today.

Local authorities report civilian casualties, including among children and damage to civilian infrastructure.

Since the escalation of the war in 2022, nearly 90 children have been killed and more than 320 injured in the Kharkiv Region alone, according to authorities.