●● Eligibility for support from the government’s Social Security Corporation is limited to those who work in the formal sector.26 This criterion excludes the majority of ex-Gazans and PRS. Nevertheless, emergency aid through the National Aid Fund has been extended to include household heads of ex-Gazans and Palestinian refugees without travel document working in the informal sector. Access to health services provided at UNRWA PHC facilities has been limited due to travel restrictions placed upon staff, but the Agency resumed essential services after concluding an agreement with the government. Nonetheless, certain health services, like vaccinations, have been postponed. Recent directives on repatriation of citizens abroad includes ex-Gazans who hold temporary Jordanian passports. Charities operating in Palestinian refugee camps have experienced difficulties in obtaining the necessary permits for the delivery of aid. Lebanon ●● As of May 26, there are 1,119 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lebanon, seven of which involve Palestinian refugees. ●● On April 22, a Palestinian woman from Syria became the first refugee residing in a camp in Lebanon to test positive for COVID-19. Two days later, four relatives of the woman tested positive, with one more confirmed case registered since. ●● UNRWA health centers currently offer critical services only, to reduce crowdedness. The Agency is covering the costs for Palestinian refugees in need of care for COVID-19 at external 6 facilities, in collaboration with the Palestinian Embassy in Beirut. UNRWA and Médecins Sans Frontières also opened up an isolation center in Siblin. ●● Palestinian refugees have been excluded from repatriation flights to Lebanon from abroad, leaving them stranded in third countries without financial support. ●● The Lebanese Al Jomhouria newspaper published a caricature on the Lebanese Civil War Memorial Day comparing Palestinian refugees to the COVID-19 virus, further exacerbating stigma and xenophobia. ●● Palestinian refugees have experienced obstacles in getting tested for COVID-19 as Lebanese hospitals have been turning away undocumented people or setting prohibitively high costs for testing services. ●● The COVID-19 crisis has aggravated the pre-existing economic crisis, leading to a rise in costs of basic foodstuff in the entire country. For instance, the price of a food basket is estimated to have increased by more than 25 per cent following the pandemic. This drastically affects the affordability of basic products for vulnerable groups, including Palestinian refugees. ●● The economic instability has led to a continuous decline in job opportunities, particularly for Palestinians. It is estimated that 90% of all Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have lost work as a result of the pandemic. ●● Palestinian refugee camps have been excluded from the government sanitization campaign, but separate campaigns were organized by several NGOs and individual Palestinian refugees, covering all refugee camps. ●● UNRWA relief assistance to registered