More than 230,000 families, or around 1.15 million people, received food packages each month between November 1 and 27, via 59 distribution points, including 21 in northern Gaza.
Shelter partners have distributed more than 8,800 blankets and more than 300 tents, and additional tarps and mattresses arrived this week.
Flood risk
Site management teams warn that flooding remains a major risk. Sandbags were deployed at 41 displacement sites, while for-hire crews reinforced drainage and collected empty flour sacks to improve insulation.
UN-coordinated aid entering Gaza on Friday included dignity kits, menstrual health items, medical supplies and adolescent kits – although road damage and limited transport continue to restrict access, particularly in the north.
Protection partners say gender-based violence services reached 671 women and girls in one day last week, with new tents allowing safe spaces to reopen after flood damage.
Speaking to reporters in New York on Monday, UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said humanitarian conditions remained extremely dire, even as aid operations continued.
The humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Ramiz Alakbarov, has just completed a fact-finding mission to Gaza, emphasizing the importance of unhindered humanitarian access.
“Meanwhile, our partners leading the health response report that they continue to restore services throughout the Gaza Strip – with 234 health service points now operational, compared to 197 before the ceasefire», added Mr. Dujarric.
Shelter needs
Shelter needs are still high, with some 1.5 million people need urgent help.
Over the weekend, 160 performance tents arrived in Gaza for learning activities – the largest influx so far. However, school supplies and other school supplies are still not allowed into Gaza, Dujarric warned, hampering efforts to scale up the response.
About 123,000 families have received cash assistance since the start of the fragile truce, surpassing the target of 120,000 set by the 60-day ceasefire plan.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
