Over 2 million people in the Gaza Strip continue to have little access to water, electricity and basic supplies.

Omissions

• The claim ('over 2 million') is a lower-bound description that effectively covers the entire Gaza population: OCHA cites a current population of about 2.1 million, while UNRWA's pre-war estimate was approximately 2.4 million; either way the bound 'over 2 million' holds.
• The most directly on-point OCHA report available to the MEP before the session is the Humanitarian Situation Report of 26 June 2026 ('Most of Gaza's 2.1 million people remain displaced'); the OCHA report of 23 July 2026 explicitly linking 'limited access to water, electricity, and essential services' was published after the session date, though it describes the same period.
• A Facebook post by OCHA oPt stating that the total siege imposed on 2 March 2026 'stripped over two million people of access to food, water, fuel' corroborates the figure but was excluded as a social-network source.

Sources

• PrimaryUN OCHA — Occupied Palestinian Territory (overview page)Nearly all of Gaza's current population of 2.1 million people has been displaced, lacking access to sufficient shelter, food, life-saving medical services...
• PrimaryOCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Report, 26 June 2026The past week saw more casualties and new displacement, amid continued military operations. Most of Gaza's 2.1 million people remain displaced...
• PrimaryUNRWA — Situation Report #219 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West BankNearly 90 per cent of water and sanitation infrastructure in Gaza has been destroyed or damaged, significantly limiting access to safe water for...
• SecondaryGisha — Gaza Now: April 29, 2025Population in Gaza: 2.1 million. As of April 29, 2025. Source: Palestinian... The fuel shortage also contributes to the crisis as without electricity, water...