Gaza Crisis Updates

17 Sept 2026 | REACTION: Gaza building collapse

Palestine

Following the overnight collapse of a war-damaged building leaving 20 deaths and dozens trapped, rescue efforts are being severely hampered by Israel’s refusal to allow entry of the heavy machinery and equipment needed to save lives amidst the ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Wassem Mushtaha, Oxfam’s Response Lead in Gaza, said: "Today’s death toll brings to 1,381 the number of Palestinian deaths in Gaza since the 10 October declaration last year.

17 Sept 2026 | REACTION: Gaza building collapse

Palestine

Wassem Mushtaha, Oxfam’s Response Lead in Gaza, said: "Today’s death toll brings to 1,381 the number of Palestinian deaths in Gaza since the 10 October declaration last year.

20 Aug 2026 | Oxfam Australia responds to state of Israel’s decision to close investigation into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom

Palestine

Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s strong response to the state of Israel’s decision to close its investigation into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues. Aid workers must be protected, and when they are killed, there must be a credible, independent process to establish accountability.

Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Tierney said accountability for the killing of Zomi Frankcom and her colleagues was essential, and that humanitarian workers must be protected under international law.

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11 Jun 2026 | More Palestinians killed by Israeli military and settlers across occupied West Bank in last 3 years since Gaza hostilities than previous 17 combined - Oxfam

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More than one in five killed over last 20 years were children

More Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military and settlers across the occupied West Bank in the last three years than in the previous 17 years combined, analysis from Oxfam has found. The number of children killed over the last three years was also higher.

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10 Apr 2026 | Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing

Gaza

The Trump administration’s Gaza ceasefire plan – as endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 – is failing, according to a progress scorecard released today by five humanitarian organizations.

The scorecard, led by Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam,
Refugees International, and Save the Children, assessed progress against the plan’s
own stated objectives, and concludes that six months on from the signing of the
ceasefire plan, implementation of these core provisions is regrettably failing. In
particular, Palestinians are continuing to suffer extreme deprivation, hunger, injury, and death due to the Israeli government’s continued attacks, movement restrictions, and aid obstructions.

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31 Mar 2026 | Reaction: Israel's Government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians

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The Israeli Knesset has passed a bill mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. Rod Goodbun, Oxfam Australia's Executive Lead for Public Engagement, responded:

"This Bill is another horrifying act of violence which proves the system of institutionalised discrimination and systematic oppression of the Palestinian people. The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel's government is violating international law.

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24 Mar 2026 | Israeli forces using Gaza playbook in Lebanon, decimating water infrastructure – Oxfam

Humanitarian Advocacy • Gaza

Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon.

Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure including strikes near sites that were being rehabilitated after having been destroyed or damaged in the last war, Oxfam analysis has found.

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27 Feb 2026 | Israeli High Court grants urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations providing aid into Gaza

Gaza

The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of an urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, for an interim order which would prevent the cessation of all activities until a final ruling is reached.

In response, Oxfam’s Policy Lead, Bushra Khalidi, said:

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25 Feb 2026 | Humanitarian organisations petition Israeli High Court as closure deadline approaches

Gaza

The clock is ticking on a large part of the humanitarian response sustaining civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Thirty-seven international aid organisations have been ordered by Israeli authorities to cease operations in the occupied Palestinian territory by the end of February under revised Israeli registration rules. With efforts to force closures imminent, 19 leading humanitarian organisations have taken the unprecedented step of jointly petitioning the Israeli High Court to suspend the measures before irreparable harm is done to civilians who rely on their assistance.

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9 Feb 2026 | 24,000 millionaires pocket half of capital gains tax break: Oxfam Australia

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Nearly 50% of the capital gains tax discount went to just 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022–23, according to Oxfam Australia report released in October. Oxfam is calling on the Australian government to end unfair tax discounts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Australians.

On average, each of these high-income individuals gained $271,000 from the capital gains tax discount on profits from the sale of assets and investments — almost 1,500 times the benefit received by an average worker. Scrapping the capital gains discount could restore around $22.7 billion to the federal budget each year.

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20 Jan 2026 | Adnate and Oxfam unveil powerful Fitzroy mural challenging extreme wealth and power

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Celebrated street artist Matt Adnate, in collaboration with Oxfam Australia and Juddy Roller have today proudly unveiled a powerful new mural in Fitzroy that captures urgent global themes of wealth inequality, concentrated economic power and collective empowerment. The mural launch coincides with the World Economic Forum in Davos and as new Oxfam analysis revealing average Australian billionaires’ wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the last year alone.

Commissioned as a bold public statement, the mural presents two monumental portraits in deliberate visual dialogue. One depicts a suited elite businessman, rendered in a cold, dramatic palette to symbolise entrenched privilege, distance and the concentrated economic power enjoyed by a wealthy few. Opposite him stands a protester, an emblem of resilience and clarity of purpose, representing collective empowerment and the strength of people-powered movements challenging inequality and calling for tax justice.

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17 Sept 2026 | REACTION: Gaza building collapse

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17 Sept 2026 | REACTION: Gaza building collapse

20 Aug 2026 | Oxfam Australia responds to state of Israel’s decision to close investigation into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom

11 Jun 2026 | More Palestinians killed by Israeli military and settlers across occupied West Bank in last 3 years since Gaza hostilities than previous 17 combined - Oxfam

10 Apr 2026 | Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing

31 Mar 2026 | Reaction: Israel's Government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians

24 Mar 2026 | Israeli forces using Gaza playbook in Lebanon, decimating water infrastructure – Oxfam

27 Feb 2026 | Israeli High Court grants urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations providing aid into Gaza

25 Feb 2026 | Humanitarian organisations petition Israeli High Court as closure deadline approaches

9 Feb 2026 | 24,000 millionaires pocket half of capital gains tax break: Oxfam Australia

20 Jan 2026 | Adnate and Oxfam unveil powerful Fitzroy mural challenging extreme wealth and power

Gaza Crisis updates

17 Sept 2026 | REACTION: Gaza building collapse

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17 Sept 2026 | REACTION: Gaza building collapse

20 Aug 2026 | Oxfam Australia responds to state of Israel’s decision to close investigation into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom

11 Jun 2026 | More Palestinians killed by Israeli military and settlers across occupied West Bank in last 3 years since Gaza hostilities than previous 17 combined - Oxfam

10 Apr 2026 | Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing

31 Mar 2026 | Reaction: Israel's Government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians

24 Mar 2026 | Israeli forces using Gaza playbook in Lebanon, decimating water infrastructure – Oxfam

27 Feb 2026 | Israeli High Court grants urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations providing aid into Gaza

25 Feb 2026 | Humanitarian organisations petition Israeli High Court as closure deadline approaches

9 Feb 2026 | 24,000 millionaires pocket half of capital gains tax break: Oxfam Australia

20 Jan 2026 | Adnate and Oxfam unveil powerful Fitzroy mural challenging extreme wealth and power

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