Gaza Humanitarian Response | Situation Report No. 45

12 Dec 2025

As of 18:00 on 11 December 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

The Bani Suhaila Mekorot water pipeline in Khan Younis remains non-functional, with no possibility to assess and repair it due to repeated access denials.
The heavy rainfall and flooding of 11 December affected over 1,800 people across 18 displacement sites, based on the latest community alerts received by the Site Management Cluster.
At least 16 community kitchens affected by the rainstorm were temporarily closed.
Partners leading on water, sanitation and hygiene services have been implementing emergency flood mitigation measures and dewatering interventions across numerous displacement sites, while distributing hygiene supplies to approximately 25,000 people.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

On 11 December, reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued across the Gaza Strip, including towards east of Gaza city, north-east of the Al Bureij camp in Deir al Balah, east and south-east of Khan Younis, towards Rafah city and in North Gaza in Jabalya where a strike reportedly hit a house resulting in the killing of one Palestinian and injury of five others.

Heavy rainfall contributed to the collapse or partial collapse of several buildings and residential structures in Gaza city that had been previously damaged by the hostilities over the past two years. In Ash Shati' (Beach) Camp, one person was killed due to a wall collapse.

On 10 December, the Site Management Cluster activated its community alert reporting system to monitor the impact of severe weather across the Strip. Alerts received on 11 December indicate that heavy rainfall and flooding affected over 1,800 people from 360 households in 18 displacement sites across all five governorates. The largest numbers were reported in Gaza city, followed by Khan Younis and Deir al Balah. Affected families urgently needed replacement tents, tarpaulins, and sealing-off kits. Site Management partners are distributing sandbags to reduce further flood risks, while rapid needs assessments and close monitoring are underway. The Shelter and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) clusters are also proactively assessing and responding to needs (see below).

UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED AID ENTRY^*

On 11 December, at least 3,034 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 18:00 hrs on 12 December. About 47 per cent of these pallets contained food supplies, followed by shelter (24 per cent), water, sanitation and hygiene items (13 per cent), nutrition (9 per cent) and health (7 per cent). At least 115 truckloads were offloaded at Kerem Shalom and 33 at Zikim.

On the same day, UNOPS international monitors verified the collection of at least 4,414 pallets of aid, all from Kerem Shalom Crossing, as the Kissufim and Zikim crossings were closed and no uplifting took place there. These comprised inter alia 2,386 pallets of food assistance, including flour, date bars, rice, pasta, canned vegetables and chicken, and cooking oil, 429 of family tents, 80 of sealing-off kits, 399 of blankets, 223 of post-partum kits, 727 of hygiene supplies, including adult and baby diapers, shampoo, lice treatment, hygiene kits and hand sanitizer, 120 of jerrycans, water tanks and buckets, 30 of medical equipment.

Overall, between the announcement of the ceasefire on 10 October and 11 December, at least 163,745 pallets of humanitarian cargo were offloaded, and 140,545 pallets collected from the various crossings. Only two per cent of all uplifted aid was intercepted during transit within Gaza.

The above data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.

On 11 December, three out of seven humanitarian movements inside Gaza coordinated with the Israeli authorities were facilitated. Two missions to Kerem Shalom Crossing faced impediments, including a delay of more than five hours in granting UN2720 international monitors access to the platform. Two other missions to collect humanitarian cargo and deploy UN2720 monitors to Kissufim Crossing were cancelled after the Israeli authorities notified that the crossing would remain closed that day.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

The below are preliminary updates shared by Clusters at the time of reporting and will be reconciled and aggregated in the coming days as Clusters receive more data from the capillary network of partners active on the ground.

Food Security

In the first 10 days of December, Food Security Sector partners reached 73,000 households (about 365,000 people) with the monthly cycle of general food assistance via 60 distribution points across the Strip. This represents 17 per cent of the 2.1 million people that partners aim to reach with household-level food distributions each month.
As of 10 December, 1,571,000 meals continued to be prepared and delivered daily by 26 partners through 208 kitchens - 366,000 meals by 45 kitchens in the north and 1,205,000 meals by 163 kitchens in south-central Gaza.
On 11 December, at least 16 community kitchens affected by the rainstorm were temporarily closed. Many partners’ staff and food item movement were also hindered or delayed due to the heavy rain.
The distribution of veterinary kits that started on 9 December has been put on hold due to weather conditions since 10 December.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

The Mekorot water pipeline from Israel in Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, remains non-functional, as Israeli authorities again denied access to the site to assess and repair the damage.
Following the heavy rainfall, WASH actors have been providing emergency services across numerous displacement sites across the Gaza Strip and remain on standby for immediate interventions as needed. In North Gaza, for instance, flood protection measures included sand embankments and trenching in the three displacement camps. Similar flood mitigation measures and dewatering interventions are ongoing also in the Gaza city and Khan Younis governorates. Priority gaps for the WASH response are the vacuum and jetting trucks that have been long-standing requests for entry into Gaza.
Although water levels in Wadi Al Salqa rose by 70 cubic metres, no flooding affecting internally displaced people (IDPs) was reported, and most at risk displaced populations previously located downstream have been relocated.
The Cluster continued to dispatch hygiene items to partners, including 4,000 dignity kits, 3,000 jerry cans, 2,000 soap bars of soap, chlorine and cleaning kits to support 25,000 people cumulatively.

Shelter

Following the winter storm on 11 December, incident assessments are being conducted across different IDP sites to refer and assist families with immediate needs. In one day, Shelter partners reported reaching:
- 422 households in northern Gaza, of whom 264 received one tent each, 158 received one tent and four blankets each, and 222 received three tarpaulins each. This includes referred cases from the Beit Lahiya municipality affected by the latest storm.
- 896 families in Deir al Balah, including 651 that received a tent and two tarps each and 245 that received one tent and four blankets each.
- 359 households in Khan Younis, among them 131 received one tent and four blankets each, while another 228 households located on the shoreline in the Al Mawasi area received tents after their makeshift shelters were destroyed or severely damaged.
- Partners also distributed 2,115 tarpaulins to 705 households previously assessed as needing shelter assistance in Deir al Balah, and bedding kits to 394 households in Khan Younis.

Protection

On 11 and 12 December, partners reached 1,150 people with Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services and 121 people with legal support to obtain civil and housing, land and property rights related documentation. More than 1,200 consultations were conducted across community-based service points.
In recent days, partners have been processing increasing requests for civil documentation, Sharia-related affidavits, and legal consultations, triggered by displacement and loss of documents.
Child Protection
- On 11 December, despite weather-related disruptions, Child Protection partners distributed 10 emergency tents to high-risk protection cases with urgent shelter needs, 36 winter clothing kits and 50 menstrual hygiene management kits to adolescent girls and reached approximately 450 children and 400 caregivers with structured group MHPSS sessions. Between 11 and 12 December, over 250 caregivers and 200 children across the Strip were also reached through child protection awareness sessions focusing on protection risks, reporting mechanisms, and prevention of child–family separation.
Mine Action
- On 11 December, Mine Action partners conducted one Explosive Hazard Assessment in Gaza city in support of rubble removal efforts, while Explosive Ordnance Risk Education continued across three governorates – Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.

* 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.