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The conflict has exacerbated civilian suffering and increased violations of international humanitarian law. Many civilians are now facing secondary or tertiary displacement and reporting protection risks.

UN humanitarian officials are conducting damage assessment and response after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest hurricane in history to form in June in the Atlantic Ocean, wreaked havoc.

These populations require urgent humanitarian action to reduce their food consumption gaps, protect and restore their livelihoods and prevent high levels of acute malnutrition.

The scale of needs remains massive after new evacuation orders were issued on Monday night for eastern Khan Younis and Rafah, covering about one-third of the total area of Gaza.

Since October, settler attacks have reached a daily average of four attacks per day. At least 10 people, including two children, have been killed, and 234 have been injured, including 20 children.

More than 300,000 children are now internally displaced in the country, a 60 per cent increase since March, rendering them more vulnerable to violence and disrupting their access to services.

As of October last year, 6.9 million people were displaced across DRC, a number expected to increase. In North Kivu alone, by the end of May, 1.77 million people had been displaced.

WFP plans to continue its response through cash assistance for the recipient families and an additional 48,000 households that WFP has pre-identified as part of its preparedness efforts.