Gaza Humanitarian Response | Situation Report No. 26

20 Nov 2025

As of 18:00 on 19 November 2025, unless otherwise noted.

This report, issued daily from Monday to Saturday, outlines efforts and progress made by the UN and its partners to scale up humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip under the ceasefire that entered into effect on 10 October 2025. For all situation reports see here.

HIGHLIGHTS

During the first eight days of the ongoing catch-up immunization campaign, more than 10,000 children under the age of three received a first round of essential vaccinations. The campaign aims to protect over 40,000 children across the Gaza Strip.
Between 1 and 18 November, partners assisted more than 106,000 households with monthly food parcel distributions. Since 16 November, following improvement in aid cargo inspection speed at Ashdod port, rations have expanded, now covering 75 per cent of daily caloric needs.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The heavy rains and flash floods have, affected displacement sites and education facilities. The Site Management Cluster (SMC) reports worsening conditions as winter storms limit access and damage infrastructure. The floods also hit temporary learning spaces (TLS), disrupting education for tens of thousands of children. The SMC has mapped all displacement sites deemed at highest flooding risk across the Strip to assess possible support options. In the meantime, partners continue to support basic winterization activities in sites they are directly managing, utilizing primarily recycled food bags as well as sand and soil from the sites and surrounding areas, given the continued entry restrictions on essential materials for minimum site maintenance. For more updates on the floods, please refer to OCHA SitReps #22 to #25.

UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED AID ENTRY^*

On 19 November, 3,806 pallets of aid administered by the UN and its partners were offloaded at Gaza’s crossings, based on data retrieved from the UN 2720 Mechanism dashboard at 11:00 on 20 November. About 54 per cent of these pallets contained food supplies, followed by shelter (32 per cent), health supplies (7 per cent), water, hygiene and sanitation items (6 per cent), and operations, logistics and telecommunication material (1 per cent). At least 168 truckloads were offloaded in Kerem Shalom and 1 truckload in Kissufim.

On 19 November, based on preliminary data, at least 242 pallets of diapers, blankets, tarpaulins, tents and vaccines, 116 pallets of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food and family tents, 152 pallets of medical supplies, and 330,200 litres of fuel were collected from the crossings under the United Nations-coordinated mechanism. This data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.

As of 20 November, the Kerem Shalom, Zikim, and Kissufim crossings remained operational, with humanitarian cargo offloading and uplifting alternating days between Zikim and Kissufim.

The reopening of Salah ad-Deen Road has been postponed by the Israeli authorities until further notice. The road’s closure since 27 October has been a significant constraint on aid cargo movements into Gaza from the Kerem Shalom crossing, causing congestion as well as increased insecurity around convoys.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

Food Security

As of 18 November, partners had supported more than 106,000 households (530,000 people) with general food parcel distributions as part of the November monthly assistance cycle. Between 12 and 15 November, partners in northern Gaza had to alter rations due to food parcel shortages, replacing the two food parcels per family distributed previously, which covered 50 per cent of daily caloric needs, with contingency stocks of wheat flour and high energy biscuits to continue distributions. Following a slight improvement in daily aid cargo inspection speed at Ashdod port, more food parcels have arrived, and starting from 16 November, the ration size across the Strip has been adjusted to two food parcels and one 25-kilogramme (kg) flour bag per family, therefore covering 75 per cent of daily caloric needs.
The Food Security Sector is working with the Health and WASH Clusters to develop a harmonized minimum Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) package, comprising inter alia hygiene items, cleaning materials and water testing consumables, to support cooked meal partners in strengthening IPC measures across community kitchens and advocate jointly for the steady entry of IPC supplies.

Health

During the first eight days of the catch-up immunization campaign launched on 9 November, more than 10,000 children under the age of three were vaccinated. The campaign, which has been extended until 22 November, aims to protect over 40,000 children against measles, mumps, and rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, polio, rotavirus and pneumonia. Rounds two and three are planned for December 2025 and January 2026.

Water, Sanitations and Hygiene (WASH)

Partners continue desludging operations for the sewage line in Basha Street, in Gaza city, while the Saftawi lagoon pump station in northern Gaza is now operational while the pipeline is still under repair. Partners are also working on wastewater repairs in As-Shati Camp, Al Rantisi and six other flood hotspots across the Strip.
Partners also finished repairs on two wells in Al-Bureij in northern Deir al Balah, while continuing to work on water pipe reparations in Gaza city.
Between 17 and 18 November, partners distributed over 1.8 million baby diapers, 121,000 towels, 2,550 dignity and 275 hygiene kits, 4,792 handwashing stations, 1,000 18-litre buckets, 225 18-litre jerry cans, and 13 water tanks, benefiting approximately 400,000 people in northern and southern Gaza.

Nutrition

Last week, a Cluster partner conducted a Training of Trainers on Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices, targeting 21 participants from 20 organizations who will cascade the training within their respective entities.

Education

The 14 November floods damaged 38 TLSs serving around 10,000 school-aged children. Although the winterization plan had identified these risks, partners lacked the capacity to fully mitigate the impact. Efforts are underway to reinstall the spaces, but more tents are urgently needed.
In Gaza City, 12 new sites have been identified for learning spaces. So far, 37 high-performance tents have been provided, but additional spaces are still urgently needed.
The distribution of High-Energy Biscuits and Fortified Date Bars across TLSs has continued to increase, with 172,100 children reached thus far in November across 218 TLSs in northern, central, and southern Gaza.

Protection

Between 16 and 18 November, protection partners continued delivering a wide spectrum of interventions across the Strip. Collectively, partners reached more than 12,000 people through different services and activities, including children, caregivers, women, at-risk adults, persons with disabilities, and frontline workers.
Gender-Based Violence
- Between 15 and 18 November, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) partners provided multisectoral services to 2,780 women and girls across the Gaza Strip, including case management, psychosocial support, and other essential assistance.
- Flooding in North Rafah has disrupted multisectoral GBV services in two Women and Girls’ Safe Spaces, causing damage and limiting access. Despite these challenges, partners rapidly established temporary tents to restore services and ensure the continuity of essential case management, psychosocial support, and other critical GBV assistance.
Mine Action
- Between 13 and 20 November, mine action partners conducted 32 Explosive Hazards Assessments of critical humanitarian sites.
  - More than 16,600 people were reached with Explosive Ordnance Risk Education activities implemented by five partners in Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.

Shelter

Partners have continued emergency assistance to families affected by last week’s floodings, distributing more than 10,600 tents, 130,000 tarpaulins, and 150,000 bedding items between 13 and 18 November. During the same period, partners distributed 1,025 kitchen sets and some 340 winter clothing vouchers to identified vulnerable households.
Shelter and non-food item stocks available through the Cluster are currently limited and expected to deplete shortly without approval for entry of additional items.

Site Management Cluster

The rapid intention survey conducted among displaced families living along the Gaza Strip shoreline (OCHA SitRep #25 refers) revealed a strong willingness among residents to relocate to safer areas. However, concerns were raised about the need for destinations to be free of charge and the availability of humanitarian assistance in the new locations. Key needs highlighted include transportation, tents, blankets, and heating sources. These findings align with field experience: one partner supported 300 households to move from the shore to a offered site, but many returned due to a lack of basic services. Partners are working on the readiness of sites that could accommodate some of the mentioned population.

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