"The humanitarian community in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has developed a strategic plan for the oPt every year since 2003. The current Humanitarian Response Plan covers 2020 and focuses on addressing needs identified in the Humanitarian Needs Overview, in Area C, Hebron H2 and East Jerusalem in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip," the statement said

Underlining that the humanitarian community has identified 2.4 million Palestinians as being in need for support, the statement added: "Through this plan, it aims to target 1.5 million of them, as compared with 1.4 million in 2019. This lower number does not reflect a reduction in the level of humanitarian need. Rather, it is based on the maximum number of vulnerable people who can realistically be reached given highly restricted capabilities in the current political and resource climate." (ILKHA)