The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening

Amid the tragic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip a year after the war, warnings continue to mount about the deteriorating living and health conditions, exacerbated by the Israeli occupation’s prevention of the entry of essential reconstruction materials, particularly water networks and shelters.

While humanitarian organizations, primarily UNRWA, are attempting to restore some semblance of normalcy by expanding educational opportunities within shelters, official data confirms that the blockade continues to strangle the Strip, with Israel persisting in violating the ceasefire agreement and preventing the entry of thousands of aid trucks.

As foreign ministers from Islamic countries meet in Istanbul to discuss the next phase in Gaza, Palestinian and international calls are mounting to pressure Israel to cease its violations and fulfill its obligations. These calls come amid warnings that the coming winter could worsen the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in the open without shelter, water, or sufficient food.

The head of the Palestinian NGO Network in Gaza, Amjad al-Shawa, stated that the Israeli occupation forces have not yet allowed the entry of any materials needed to rehabilitate the water networks.

In press statements, al-Shawa explained that most of the tents housing displaced people are dilapidated, adding, “We need 300,000 tents to shelter the displaced before the onset of winter and the rainy season.”

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that it is continuing its efforts to expand educational spaces within its shelters in the Gaza Strip, as part of a plan aimed at gradually resuming the educational process after the war.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, emphasizing that more than one million children are still suffering from severe shortages of water and food, and that thousands of children go to bed hungry every night despite the ceasefire agreement.

According to data published by the Government Media Office in Gaza last Saturday, the percentage of trucks that the occupation authorities agreed to allow into the besieged Gaza Strip during the period from October 10 to 31, 2025, did not exceed 24% of the quantities stipulated in the agreement.