Gaza Humanitarian Response | Situation Report No. 18

10 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 ceasefire in October, health partners established six new primary healthcare centres (PHC) across the Gaza Strip, providing primary healthcare to approximately 180,000 people; another four partially functioning hospitals, six PHCs, and seven Medical Points resumed operation.
As of 9 November, around 160,000 bread bundles have been produced daily at 19 UN-supported bakeries and are distributed across the Strip

SITUATION OVERVIEW

On 10 November, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza reported receiving 15 bodies of deceased Palestinian detainees, bringing the total since the start of the ceasefire to 315. The MoH also announced that 91 out of the 315 bodies had been identified.
Between 2 and 9 November, the Site Management Cluster (SMC) recorded 1,217 movements of people from northern to southern Gaza. SMS partners also report that 121 households (615 people) crossing from northern Gaza arrived at communal shelters in An Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al Balah.

Overall, since 10 October, and as of 9 November, SMC partners recorded more than 690,000 movements of people, including more than 580,000 crossings from southern to northern Gaza and more than 113,000 movements from western to eastern Khan Younis.

UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED HUMANITARIAN AID ENTRY^*

According to the UN 2720 Mechanism dashboard, , on 10 November, over 2,800 pallets of UN partner aid were offloaded at Gaza’s crossings. About 44 per cent of these pallets included shelter materials, followed by food (42 per cent), health supplies (5 per cent), water, sanitation and hygiene items (4 per cent), agriculture and livestock supplies (2 per cent), and operational/telecommunication materials (2 per cent).
On 6 and 7 November, 366 partner trucks were collected from Gaza’s crossings, 330 from Kerem Shalom and 36 from Kissufim. These contained 2,813 pallets of various food servings, mixed food, vegetables, ready to use therapeutic food and milk; 400 pallets of wheat flour and 75 metric tons (mt) of animal fodder; 2,614 pallets of winter clothes, blankets, mats and tents; 572 pallets of hygiene and dignity kits, baby diapers, towels and water tanks; and 238 pallets of medical supplies.
Between 9 and 10 November, based on preliminary data, at least 920 pallets of blankets, mattresses, family tents, winter clothes and dignity kits, 93 mt of animal fodder, and 462,200 litres of fuel were collected from the crossings under the United Nations coordinated mechanisms. This data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.
Meanwhile, Government-to-Government convoys from Jordan remain suspended since 18 September and ongoing customs delays and stringent scanning procedures continue at Ashdod Port,
Within Gaza, the Salah ad Din Road has not yet reopened. As a result, cargo collection in the south remains limited to the narrow and highly congested Philadelphi Corridor/Al-Rasheed Road, exposing convoys to heightened risks of interception, particularly when loaded trucks are forced to pause in crowded areas.
At present, only the Kerem Shalom and Kissufim crossings in southern Gaza remain open and operational. It has been two months since the last aid convoy entered northern Gaza via Zikim Crossing, which was closed on 12 September.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

Health

Since the ceasefire and as of 9 November, health partners have established six new PHCs providing primary healthcare to approximately 180,000 people, and resumed operations in four hospitals, six PHCs, and seven Medical Points.
A total of 69 healthcare providers from the MoH, and international and national partners, completed three cycles of family planning training this week to expand reproductive health services.

Food Security

As of 9 November, partners have provided general food assistance to approximately 255,000 people for the November cycle, distributing two food parcels per household. However, these parcels cover only about 50 per cent of minimum daily caloric requirements.
Partners are currently distributing daily about 160,000 bread bundles of 2 kilograms (kg) each that are produced by 19 UN-supported bakeries, nine of which are in northern Gaza. The bread is being distributed free of charge through partners at more than 400 distribution points, including community kitchens, while an additional network of 71 contracted retailers is selling it at a subsidized price. Partners have so far increased the number of contracted retailers from 43 to 71 retailers to expand coverage and facilitate market reopening across the Strip.
Between 15 October and 9 November, over 430 metric tons (MT) of concentrated animal fodder was collected from the Kerem Shalom and the distribution of animal fodder to about 1,700 herders in Deir al Balah has been completed. Another round of distribution targeting the same group of herders will start this week.

Shelter

In support of winterization efforts, a cluster partner is organizing Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) sessions to address the increased risk of explosive remnants being exposed by flooding during the winter months. One awareness session was held on 9 November, reaching 87 children residing at the Al Amal Preparatory Girls’ Designated Emergency Shelter in Al Nuseirat in Deir al Balah. These activities aim to reduce the risk of children encountering hazardous items while playing or moving around in the area.

Protection

General Protection:
- On 8 and 9 November, partners reported holding EORE sessions and Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP) sessions in internally displaced persons (IDP) sites, covering three sites in Khan Younis and six sites in Deir al Balah, reaching more than 920 people.
- On the same days, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services relying on in-person provision and remote modalities were provided to a total of 105 people in different areas in Khan Younis and Deir al Balah. Beneficiaries who returned home were followed up by phone. High-risk cases were referred to service providers near their new areas of residence to ensure continued support. Partners also provided Helping the Helpers sessions for a total of 86 operational and frontline workers.
Child Protection (CP):
- On 9 November, child protection partners reached 1,503 people, including 1,087 children and 416 caregivers, across northern and southern Gaza with critical child protection and MHPSS services. These included structured MHPSS sessions, recreational activities, positive parenting sessions, child protection messaging, and case management follow-ups. Additionally, 10 new high-risk child protection cases were registered and supported through case management, involving children heading households, children without parental care, and those injured during the conflict. Despite increasing needs and demand for child protection services, partners continue to face significant operational constraints, including staff shortages, fuel scarcity, and limited mobility due to ongoing security concerns. To maintain service delivery, partners are adapting through mobile teams, remote work arrangements, and community-based volunteer engagement.
- In preparation for winter, in northern Gaza, on 9 November, a total of 1,663 winter clothes kits, 28,500 blankets, and 41,010 pairs of shoes were distributed to vulnerable children aged 3 to 17 years old through five child protection partners.

Fuel

Between 7 and 10 November, the UN Office for Projects and Services (UNOPS) distributed 619,649 litres of diesel to partners - 466,018 litres in the south and 153,631 litres in the north - to support critical WASH, health, logistics, rubble removal, education, nutrition and protection operations.

* 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.