On 20 October 2023, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGVS) announced that the notification of decisions granting or refusing subsidiary protection status to applicants from Gaza and the West Bank was suspended until the CGRS would have sufficient objective information to assess the security situation in the Palestinian territories accurately.

Today, the CGVS announced that the assessment had been completed and that it had decided to resume the processing of all Palestinian cases. According to the CGVS: "The situation in Gaza clearly indicates a need for international protection. However, the CGRS will thoroughly assess the individual need for protection in each case".

For further details, please read the press release from the CGVS.