Palestinian Territories

Level highupdated 12 min ago
Open alert types
Armed conflict
What governments advise19 states tracked
18 nothing to report1 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

Caution is called for: check the situation area by area before you go.

Recent terror attack (Gaza, 3 days ago): the country level factors in a risk of follow-on incidents for 7 days.

2alerts in progress1 / 19state advises against travel0.6homicides / 100,000 inhab.50events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Palestinian Territories?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 50 events there, including 32 severe. The most frequent: Armed attack, Civil unrest, Terror attack.

Is there a government travel advisory for Palestinian Territories?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Palestinian Territories: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Conflit rapporté par la presse : Gaza

8 days ago · 2 sources

Critical

German travel advisory — Palästinensische Gebiete*

4 months ago · 18 sources

Critical

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Palestinian Territories?

The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of the country, and against all but essential travel to other areas. That is the top of its scale, and it is limited to certain areas: the notice itself says which ones, and we do not name them here. Over the last 12 months we recorded 10 events, 8 of them severe. Armed conflict accounts for 7 of those, 6 severe, and it is what weighs most on people here. Two travel advisories were also recorded, both severe. One flood was recorded, not severe. Recorded homicides stand at 0.6 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1; that number counts homicides only and says nothing about the conflict. With 10 events over 12 months, the month-by-month counts are too thin to draw a pattern. Flooding is the only hazard here that follows a season.

What it changes for a nomad

A stay of several weeks starts with the official notice, not with the weather. It sits at the highest level and it targets specific areas, so where you are matters more than when you come. Read the source text before you book, then read it again the week you travel, because it moves. One alert is live. Conflict dominates the record and has no season, so a quiet month is chance, not a cycle: do not plan around our monthly counts. Settle insurance, banking and connectivity early. Cover often lapses where a state advises against all travel, and that is paperwork you cannot fix once you are there. Keep your work portable and your commitments short. Flooding is the one seasonal hazard, with 1 event recorded and not severe.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas and against all but essential travel to other areas. Armed conflict is the dominant risk pattern here, with 7 recorded events over the last 12 months, six of them severe. Travel advisories have also been issued twice. Flooding occurs seasonally but rarely. Your homicide rate is 0.6 per 100k, below the world median of 2.1 per 100k. June tends to see more activity overall, though conflict doesn't follow a seasonal pattern.

To watch right now

  • One alert is live right now; open its detail before you move between areas.
  • A travel advisory at the highest level is among the most recent records here, and the areas it covers can change, so read the current text rather than a summary.

To watch as a rule

  • Armed conflict: 7 events over the last 12 months, 6 of them severe. It carries the heaviest stakes and it follows no season.
  • Official advisories: 2 recorded over the window, both severe, and their wording changes without warning.
  • Flooding: the only seasonal hazard recorded here, 1 event and not severe.

Good reflexes

  • Read your own government's notice in full before booking, then read it again the week you travel.
  • Ask your insurer in writing whether your cover survives an advisory against all travel.
  • Keep passport, permits and a charged battery in one bag you can carry with one hand.
  • Tell someone outside the country where you sleep each week, and update them when it changes.
  • Carry cash in small notes and a second payment method, because card networks and connectivity can drop.

Palestinian Territories: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

  • 1 advise against non-essential travel
Do not travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUS State Department

the official notice lists the areas concerned

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • HaZafon
  • Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem
  • Gaza Strip
  • HaDarom
  • Haifa
  • HaMerkaz
  • Tel Aviv
  • Gaza
  • Haifa
  • Tel Aviv-Yafo

Except: Jerusalem

Advised against unless essential

  • West Bank
  • HaMerkaz

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential

Palestinian Territories: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Homicides: 0.6 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Road deaths: 5.3 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 2.2 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 0.05 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 22.4 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Hospital beds: 1.3 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 69.2 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 635.1 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
Air quality (PM2.5)
22.4µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
80.6% of the population · 2024

Close to the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
5.3per 100,000 people · 2016

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
2.2per 1,000 people · 2018

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
1.3per 1,000 people · 2022

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
69.2years · 2024

Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
635.1per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.48) · lower is better

3,438,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
0.05per 1,000 people · 2022

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

250 people in total

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

6.5/10 — very high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

0.6homicides per 100,000 people (2022)

Below the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

829documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

Palestinian Territories: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 30 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Civil unrest10
  • Armed attack99 9 severe
  • Terror attack88 8 severe
  • Armed conflict2
  • Aviation accident11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 50 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed attack1414 14 severe
  • Civil unrest14
  • Terror attack1010 10 severe
  • Armed conflict96 6 severe
  • Aviation accident11 1 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Flood1

By month

Eventsof which severe
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