Gaza Humanitarian Response | Situation Report No. 13

04 Nov 2025

This daily report outlines UN and partners’ efforts and progress in scaling up the humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip under the ceasefire agreement that entered into effect on 10 October 2025. For all situation reports see here.

HIGHLIGHTS

Since the start of November, 13,200 households have received food parcel distributions through 46 distribution points in the Gaza Strip. Each family received two parcels.
Between 2 and 4 November, Shelter Cluster partners provided 650 households with tents and 347 households with cash and voucher assistance for winter clothing.
A total of 290 handwashing stations were established across 16 child safe spaces in northern and southern Gaza. The distribution of 25,000 child winter clothing kits has commenced.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

On the night of 4 November, the body of a deceased hostage from Israel was handed over to the Israeli authorities. The remains of another seven hostages are believed to be still in the Gaza Strip.

On 3 November, the Site Management Cluster observed 7,620 new population movements across Gaza, bringing the total recorded since 10 October to 674,296. Of these, 547,301 were from southern to northern Gaza, while another 112,360 people moved from western to eastern Khan Younis, underscoring the urgent need to scale up shelter and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance in returnee locations. Partners have also observed an increase in reverse movements from north to south; at least 82 people from 33 families relocated to shelters in An Nuseirat and Al Bureij in Deir al Balah due to the lack of essential services and scale of destruction in the north.

UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED HUMANITARIAN AID ENTRY^*

According to the Logistics Cluster, on 3 November, 182 UN and partner trucks were offloaded at Gaza’s crossings, of which at least 48 per cent carried 1,573 metric tons of food assistance. Via the Egypt corridor, out of 193 trucks that had been manifested for entry, only 95 offloaded.

On 4 November, 119 truckloads were collected from Gaza’s crossings. Among them, at least 20 uplifted from Kerem Shalom carried 581 pallets of blankets, family tents, winter clothes, hygiene and dignity kits. A total of 152,400 litres of fuel and 93 metric tons of animal fodder were also collected from Kerem Shalom.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

Food Security

On 3 November, more than 1.2 million meals were prepared and delivered by more than 23 partners through 183 kitchens - 117,000 meals by 21 kitchens in northern Gaza, and 1,101,000 by 162 kitchens in Khan Younis and Deir al Balah. Meal production has increased by over 82 per cent compared to late September, and 139 per cent in the north.
Nearly one million people were assisted with general food parcel distributions between 13 and 31 October. So far in November, 13,200 households (approximately 66,000 people) have already been assisted with two food parcels per family, covering 50 per cent of daily caloric needs, through 46 distribution points across the Gaza Strip, including 10 in northern Gaza.

Health

The Health Cluster distributed 2,750 postpartum kits to the As-Sahaba, Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society, Al Helou and Al Quds hospitals in Gaza city, and the IMC Field Hospital in Deir al Balah, to support delivering mothers. The Cluster also distributed pharmaceuticals such as 4 milligram (mg) Dexamethasone, 600 mg Calcium tablets, 250 mg Metronidazole tablets along with essential consumables like gloves and sutures for health partners’ medical points.
One Cluster partner reports that 47 per cent of the 92 items on its essential medicines list are out of stock, and eight per cent have less than one month’s supply remaining. Out-of-stock items include non-communicable disease medications, antibiotics, and dermatological preparations.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

On 3 November, WASH Cluster partners distributed 4,400 hygiene kits, 2,900 18 litre buckets, and 3,700 18 litre jerrycans.
The Al-Muntazah water facility in Al Musaddar, Deir Al Balah, has been repaired and reactivated, improving water services in the area.
Maintenance works were completed on water distribution and wastewater networks in Al-Shati Camp, west of Gaza city, as part of ongoing efforts to restore essential services.
Ten generators of 17 kilovolt-amperes each were collected and deployed to designated locations in Gaza city, Jabalya, and Beit Lahia in the north. These are now supporting the operation of secondary water wells and desludging activities.
Water distribution continues across all governorates, with 43 WASH Cluster partners operating at 1,885 water points. Daily delivery volumes reach up to 17,000 cubic meters.

Shelter

On 3 and 4 November, Cluster partners distributed 418 tarpaulins to households in Khan Younis and supported 650 households with tents across Gaza city, Deir al Balah, and Khan Younis, targeting displaced families with the most urgent emergency shelter needs. Between 2 and 3 November, partners also provided cash-voucher assistance for clothing to 347 households in northern Gaza, supporting families to meet essential winter needs.
On the supply side, partners reported the entry of 10,289 tarpaulins, strengthening the Cluster’s overall stock available for upcoming distributions.

Protection

General Protection:
- Protection teams maintained regular field presence across Deir al Balah, specifically along Al Rasheed Road, Al-Nuseirat, Al-Bureij, and Al-Nuwiri, monitoring ongoing displacement movements. Protection teams also conducted explosive ordnance risk education, protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, gender-based violence, and child protection (CP) awareness sessions, and provided psychosocial support and referrals for newly arrived and vulnerable individuals across monitored sites. These activities directly supported at least 82 newly displaced individuals arriving in Deir al Balah shelters.
Child Protection:
- The Child Protection Area of Responsibility has mapped the capacity of partners able to rapidly distribute winter clothing and establish child-friendly spaces for children in need. Supplies are being dispatched based on each partner’s capacity.
- As part of the ongoing winterization response, approximately 25,000 winter clothing kits have been collected and are being distributed by partners. These include 13,000 winter clothing kits for children under two years of age, which are being delivered via primary healthcare centers and clinics, and 10,000 kits for children aged 3-10 already dispatched to partners, with community-level distribution expected to begin next week.
- 6,000 tarpaulins have been distributed to CP partners to support case management. These supplies are reaching the most vulnerable families, particularly those in damaged or makeshift shelters.
- A total of 290 handwashing stations were established across 16 locations in northern and southern Gaza to promote hygiene among children in Child-Friendly Spaces. Hygiene promotion efforts are ongoing, jointly with WASH partners, to raise awareness and reinforce good hygiene practices among children and caregivers.
Gender-Based Violence (GBV):
- One hundred twenty-five dignity kits were distributed to women and girls in Khan Younis; eight GBV awareness sessions were also held, reaching 112 women and 30 men.
- Across Gaza, 542 women accessed psychosocial support through Women and Girls Safe Spaces, including therapeutic and peer-to-peer activities promoting healing and resilience.

Education

Another 22 learning spaces have been equipped with chalkboards, bringing the total to 132 installed across Khan Younis and Deir al Balah.
In coordination with the WASH Cluster, the distribution of handwashing stands is underway. As of 3 November, 90 learning spaces in Deir al Balah, Khan Younis and Gaza city had started to receive the units, with additional distributions planned for the coming days. In total, 270 learning spaces are expected to receive these handwashing stands, helping to promote a safe and healthy learning environment ahead of the approaching winter season.

* All figures solely refer to UN and partner assistance dispatched through the UN-coordinated system, are preliminary and will be reconciled in the course of the ceasefire. Trucks entering through bilateral donations and the commercial sector are not reflected.