A UN team delivering fuel to Gaza city. Photo by OCHA/Olga Cherevko
A UN team delivering fuel to Gaza city. Photo by OCHA/Olga Cherevko

Gaza Humanitarian Response Update | 14 - 27 September 2025

Period: 14 - 27 September 2025

The information below is provided every other week by Clusters and select Technical Working Groups operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). For an overview of priority needs and activities by cluster, please see the Flash Appeal.

Food Security

Response

  • Between 1 and 28 September, humanitarian partners conducted daily convoys to collect food aid, uplifting over 14,400 metric tons (MT) of wheat flour, food parcels, and bulk supplies into Gaza through the UN-coordinated aid system. This is less than 26 per cent of the 2,000 MT of food supplies required daily to meet basic humanitarian needs, and over 77 per cent of this aid was offloaded from the trucks by hungry crowds or looted by organized groups along convoy routes, preventing targeted household distributions and safe delivery to partner warehouses.
  • As of 28 September, 658,000 meals were being prepared and delivered daily by 18 partners through 137 kitchens across the Gaza Strip – 49,000 meals by 10 kitchens in the north and 609,000 meals by 127 kitchens in central and southern Gaza. In the north, meal production has shrunk by over 70 per cent compared to the 170,000 meals cooked by 27 kitchens in mid-September. The reduction in the north has been partially offset by increased outputs in the south, where some partners relocated kitchens and others scaled up existing operations. Additionally, since 10 September, partners have been distributing 14,000 loaves of bread daily to displaced people on the move relocating south of Wadi Gaza from the north.
  • As of 27 September, at least 50 communal ovens in 15 shelters in Gaza city remained operational with continued support from partners, allowing 2,700 households to bring their dough and bake their bread for free. Most bakeries in the north have moved their production lines/assets to the south and the mass bread production capacity in Gaza city is very limited. In southern and central Gaza, a two-kilogramme bread bundle remains unaffordable to most, sold at more than 30 NIS (US$9), compared with two NIS ($0.3) at UN-supported bakeries in early 2025.

Challenges

  • Since the closure of the Zikim Crossing on 12 September, Food Security Sector partners have not brought food aid to northern Gaza where hundreds of thousands of people remain and where a human-made famine was confirmed on 22 August.
  • There is an urgent need to scale up the entry of nutritious food through the commercial sector, including fresh produce and fortified food items, to help meet growing needs.
  • Despite sustained advocacy efforts, cooking gas has not entered Gaza for almost seven months and is now unavailable in local markets. Firewood has also become increasingly unaffordable. Many people are reduced to using waste and scrap wood as alternative cooking sources, exacerbating health and environmental risks.
  • Partners' attempts to support the resumption of agriculture activities have been significantly disrupted by insecurity and associated large-scale displacement. Initial beneficiary selection now requires significant adjustment following farmers' movement and levels of land availability in south-central Gaza.

Nutrition

Response

  • During the reporting period, WFP collected 1.5 MT of Large Quantity Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (LQ-LNS) for the management of acute malnutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW), but this limited supply can only cover about 1,000 women and is thus being prioritized for the most severe cases. To partially compensate, UNICEF distributed High Energy Biscuits for approximately 10,500 PBW with acute malnutrition during the first two weeks of September.
  • The malnutrition prevention programme remains the most critically impacted by the shortage of nutrition supplies: while WFP’s Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme (BSFP) is still on hold, 13,000 children received LQ LNS during the first half of September through UNICEF distribution, far below the 290,000 children in need for prevention. A total of 9,700 children with moderate and severe malnutrition and 6,000 malnourished PBW also received nutrition top up cash transfer in the last four weeks.
  • Four Stabilization Centers (SCs) for the treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with medical complications remained operational during the reporting period, of which only one in the north at the Patient’s Friends Hospital in Gaza city. Partners are working with WHO to open an additional Stabilization Center on 1 October at the Al Khair Hospital, and to expand bed capacity at the existing facilities as possible.
  • The intensification of military operations in Gaza city and large-scale population displacement have led to a decline in the number of children brought to malnutrition screening points in the first half of September: for example, UNICEF partners reported 31,628 screenings in the first half of September compared to 45,455 during the same period in August. The lack of nutrition supplies for WFP’s BSFP also undermined the screening conducted at these distribution points: while more than 86,000 children were screened through this programme in June, when LNS were available, only 9,400 were reportedly screened in July, and the programme has been on hold since then.
  • To try to counterbalance and ensure early detection of acute malnutrition, UNICEF trained 69 nutrition and child protection partners in the south and 20 in the north on Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) screenings, and another 60 partners were trained on the immunization campaign. Data on admission of children is not yet available, as reporting has been impacted by displacement.
  • To minimize treatment disruption for enrolled malnourished cases relocating from north to south, partners are utilizing mobile phones and SMS to track movements and link patients to nearby treatment sites. In the interim, the cluster is advising partners to provide all malnourished cases with two weeks’ worth of nutrition rations.

Challenges

  • Partners are unable to increase the number of SCs due to lack of beds, other essential equipment and limited supply, including shortage of F-100 therapeutic milk.
  • Partners have been forced to adapt established protocols due to the shortage of first line treatment and specialized malnutrition prevention products. Despite efforts to bring supplies into Gaza, the quantity is not sufficient to cover the needs.
  • The Nutrition Cluster has received reports of partners conducting general distribution of infant formula. It is critically important to adhere to Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) guidelines specific to the State of Palestine for the utilization of Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS). The uncontrolled donations of infant formula and other milks in emergencies are dangerous and increase infant morbidity and mortality. Instead of BMS distribution, the nutrition status of breastfeeding women should receive priority attention. Infants and young children in need of BMS should receive it by trained practitioners and in a controlled and monitored programme. Additionally, provision of BMS should be accompanied by other activities such as counselling and provision of BMS kits.

Health

Response

  • In September, displacement orders and escalation of military activities in Gaza city led to the closure of four hospitals, 16 primary healthcare centers (PHCs), and 20 medical points. Trauma stabilization points such as the one at Hamad Hospital and Sheikh Radwan PHC have also suspended their services. Health partners are increasingly halting their operations in Gaza city and relocating to Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. A total of 18 medical points and five PHCs have either re-activated or newly started operations in areas to which the population moved.
  • On 25 September, the Al Wafaa Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital in Gaza city began relocating hospital beds and equipment to Deir al Balah where it plans to re-start outpatient services. The hospital accounts for 67 of the 107 inpatient rehabilitation beds in the Gaza Strip and is the only remaining rehabilitation facility in Gaza city. The Al-Rantisi Pediatric Hospital ceased to function on 22 September and most of the medical equipment and patients were transferred to the Al Helou, As Sahaba, and Patient Friendly hospitals.
  • Approximately 50 per cent of patients residing in Gaza city that require haemodialysis are now displaced, the majority having moved to Deir al Balah. Haemodialysis services are being scaled up in Deir al Balah, but this places a heavy burden on the existing haemodialysis units, staff and supplies.
  • In the past week, hospitals in the Gaza governorate reported 179 deliveries, of which 38 were caesarean sections. This brings the total number of deliveries across the entire Gaza Strip to 829 for the week. During September, UNFPA distributed Sexual and Reproductive Health supplies sufficient to support 56,045 people in southern Gaza; these include clean delivery supplies, oral and injectable contraceptives, treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, intrauterine device kits, drugs and equipment for obstetric surgery and the management of related complications. In addition, 2,500 menstrual hygiene management (MHM) kits for postnatal cases were distributed to all hospitals in southern Gaza.
  • By the end of the reporting period, 30 Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) operated by 22 Health Cluster partners remained operational across northern and southern Gaza. These comprise 12 Type-1 EMTs focused on outpatient emergency care, of which four mobile and seven fixed, four Type-2 EMTs providing inpatient surgical care, and 15 Specialized Care Teams providing surgical, maternal, non-communicable disease (NCD) treatment and emergency medical services. Following intensified military activity in Gaza city, one mobile EMT was fully suspended, while another was relocated to southern Gaza.
  • Due to recent displacement waves, several specialized mental health and psychosocial support service centers have been relocated from the north to the south of the Gaza Strip, along with many workers in this field.
  • In the second half of September, WHO medically evacuated 116 critical patients and 317 companions to the UAE, Jordan, Türkiye, United Kingdom and European Union countries.

Challenges

  • Health services are under increasing strain across the Gaza Strip, with only 215 out of 713 - or 30 per cent - of all health service delivery points remaining partially functional.
  • Dire shortages of critical medical items such as blood units, gauze, external fixators, and insulin pose a severe challenge to continued health service delivery. According to local health authorities, 54 per cent of essential medicines and 66 per cent of medical consumables are at zero stock.
  • The Palestine Medical Relief Society (PMRS) main medical centre and administration building in Tal al Hawa were struck and destroyed on 24 September. PMRS reported that the attack was the fourth on their clinics in a two-week period. Health care facilities are also being damaged due to their proximity to locations that are under bombardment, leading to a loss of functionality and access to key medical equipment.
  • Key asks by the Health Cluster at this critical point remain the protection of health care workers and health facilities, and safe and unimpeded access for humanitarian health service delivery.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Response

  • During the reporting period, over 35 WASH Cluster partners continued water trucking operations to supply safe drinking water across the Gaza Strip; this includes 15 partners continuing water trucking in Gaza city.
  • The UNICEF-led Subsidized Water Scheme continues providing drinking water to WASH Cluster partners to enable them to expand coverage. The six private desalination plants in southern Gaza remain all functional, while 11 plants continue to operate in northern Gaza despite several having to relocate; one plant evacuated on 28 September due to military presence.
  • As technical issues are resolved, the trunkline connecting the UAE-funded seawater desalination plant on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing to southern Gaza is acquiring increasing delivery capacity. WASH Cluster partners are planning the construction of branch lines supplying displaced communities’ water storage tanks to help reduce the trucking burden in Al Mawasi.
  • During the reporting period, the Bani Suhaila Mekorot water line supplying Khan Younis resumed functionality, with repairs conducted on neighbourhood branch lines, allowing improved access to water supply and the resumption of trucking operations from the main line. Progress continues for the repair of the Bani Saeed line in Deir al Balah, with expectations that it will resume functionality in early October.
  • WASH partners are increasing primary waste collection by 30 per cent in response to the influx of IDPs in southern Gaza. Secondary collection is also being doubled to reach 900 cubic metres per day, by transferring waste from collection points to temporary dump sites. Despite being in an area requiring coordination with the Israeli authorities, the Al Amal dump site underwent an Explosive Hazard Assessment and will be prepared for receiving waste in the coming weeks. As part of winterization planning, resources are being mobilized for wadi clearance and storm drainage management in accessible and populated areas.

Challenges

  • Displacement towards the western part of Gaza city has created severe challenges for water trucking and solid waste collection. Congestion and traffic jams are limiting operations and reducing the ability to conduct multiple trips. Primary solid waste collection has stopped due to collection and disposal challenges and lack of access to the temporary dump site at Firas Market, with solid waste starting to accumulate near IDP locations.
  • 500mm diameter pipes are needed to repair the damaged sewage network at Samar, in Gaza city, which partners are trying to source inside Gaza due to the ongoing importation constraints. In the meantime, the sewage is being diverted to the Sheikh Radwan pond which risks flooding the local neighbourhood unless dewatering pumps can be operated.
  • The Southern Gaza Desalination Plant remains operational but has been facing repeated power disruptions. In September, nine days of power loss reduced drinking water production by 25 per cent for the month. There is an urgent need for anti-scalant to ensure the treatment membranes are unclogged and fully operational.
  • Supply chain constraints persist and continue to reduce the response capacity of WASH actors. Of critical importance are the entry of reverse osmosis membranes, cartridge filters, oil, generators, pipes, and other essential electro-mechanical components. Equally important are the spare parts and consumables for maintaining the fleet of water trucks and solid waste vehicles, with urgent needs for new vehicles, tires, batteries, and spare parts.

Protection

Response

  • The Protection Cluster released its most recent Protection Monitoring Snapshot covering the period 4-24 September. Families reported constant displacement due to bombardment and instability, with nowhere safe or sustainable to go. The financial strain of moving was extreme: drivers asked for excessive payments, pushing families to sell furniture and belongings. Those unable to pay walked long distances while sending items by cart. Families lacked clothing, food, medicine, clean water and hygiene items; the inability to provide milk or food for children were common. Older persons and persons with disabilities faced exclusion from services due to inaccessible shelters and lack of medicine, mobility support, and essential items such as adult diapers.
  • Mine action – UNMAS supported seven humanitarian inter-agency missions, conducted 11 Explosive Hazard Assessments (EHAs) of roads and WASH facilities in central and southern Gaza and undertook two Training of Trainer (ToT) sessions on Explosive Ordnance (EO) risks for 32 humanitarian staff. Mine action partners also delivered 678 Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) sessions to nearly 21,000 people in Gaza, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. Considering the ongoing large-scale displacement, there is a critical need to survey new distribution sites, shelters and reception points, and assess routes used by populations moving south to mitigate the risk of EO. Mixed-media EORE messaging is being prioritized in the north, while in-person sessions continue in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. In coordination with the Site Management Cluster, efforts are also ongoing to mainstream EORE at reception points, distribution and displacement sites.
  • Gender-based violence (GBV)- GBV partners continued to deliver critical life-saving services to women and girls amidst ongoing displacement in Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. Services were provided through Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSSs), mobile teams, safe shelters and reception points, supported by UNFPA and in coordination with other clusters.
  • Structured psychosocial support reached over 6,469 women and girls across Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. Services included peer-to-peer support, recreational activities and handcraft sessions. Survivor-centred case management services were provided within WGSSs, with consent-based referrals to health, food security, shelter and mental health clinical support. Around 60 per cent of cases were referred via the GBV helpline. More than 1,100 one-to-one consultations were conducted, with 50 women receiving specialized psychiatric care, and 460 women reached through legal counselling.
  • Community-based, recreational activities engaged nearly 1,500 women and girls, including persons with disabilities, in safe social interaction. Mental health and GBV risk awareness reached more than 1,300 women and girls, and Psychological First Aid supported close to 900 women in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.
  • UNFPA and partners distributed 13,000 dignity and menstrual health management kits in shelters, reception centres and communities, alongside an additional 5,000 kits at reception points. At the Al Rasheed reception point, partners also provided Psychological First Aid and referrals to nearby Safe Spaces.
  • Services were relocated to sustain continuity, with four Safe Spaces re-established in Deir al Balah and a digital case-management system was introduced to maintain confidentiality and follow-up during displacement. Three women-led organizations received support and tents for their displaced staff.
  • Child Protection- Child protection actors continued operating under severe constraints due to mass displacement, insecurity and damage to infrastructure. Movement restrictions led to the suspension of forty-eight service points and the relocation of twelve others to the southern governorates. In Gaza city, most child protection programming has ceased entirely as staff and affected populations were displaced.
  • Despite this, partners scaled up life-saving interventions, concentrating efforts in Deir al Balah, Khan Younis, and key reception hubs in North An Nuseirat and Al Rasheed. Between 14–26 September, about 1.300 children received individualized case management, including 201 unaccompanied and separated children, five of whom had disabilities. Support followed tailored plans covering family tracing and reunification, emergency care, psychosocial support, cash-for-protection and ongoing case follow-up.
  • Psychosocial support reached more than 8,000 children and caregivers, including orphans and children with disabilities, through structured and semi-structured activities such as emotional expression, resilience building, play-based therapy, Mind-Body Skills and standard psychosocial support modules. Parenting support sessions engaged over 200 caregivers on positive discipline, coping strategies, and stress management in displacement.
  • At reception points in North An Nuseirat and Al Rasheed, six partners supported more than 31,500 people, including over 18,900 children. Services included Psychological First Aid, emergency referrals, rapid child-protection assessments, and the distribution of 5,902 identification bracelets. Partners also disseminated materials on preventing family separation and, where available, provided light refreshments and bottled water.
  • Awareness-raising sessions reached more than 2,000 caregivers and children on child-protection risks, prevention of gender-based violence, inclusion of children with disabilities and explosive remnants of war risk education, using theatre-based and interactive approaches in shelters, health facilities and distribution sites. In Deir al Balah and Al Zawaida hospitals, social workers and child-protection teams conducted daily rounds for twenty-four inpatient children, providing emotional support, play-based interventions and caregiver accompaniment.
  • Referral pathways remained active, with more than 150 children and families linked to specialized services including cash-for-protection, gender-based violence support, mental health, nutrition and health care.

Challenges

  • Insecurity, repeated displacement, fuel shortages and damaged facilities curtailed operations. Forty-eight child protection service points were suspended, twelve relocated south, and six Safe Spaces destroyed with four partially functional. Staff displacement and burnout further reduced field presence.
  • Unsafe routes and mobility constraints disrupted case follow-up, delayed referrals and reduced outreach, especially in Gaza city and the north.
  • Caseloads increased sharply, with two hundred one unaccompanied and separated children identified this period, alongside rising early marriage, family separation, conflict-related injuries and widespread psychosocial distress that exceeded partner capacity.
  • Reception sites were overcrowded and under-resourced, with many families arriving without essential items - clothing, bedding and shelter materials – with needs outpacing available resources.
  • Food insecurity drove negative coping strategies, including child marriage. Nearly 4,700 people participated in awareness sessions on safe food collection, PSEA and referral pathways. GBV risk mitigation was integrated across clusters through training and guidance.

Shelter

Response

  • During the reporting period, 336 tents were distributed to newly displaced, highly vulnerable households referred to by the Protection Cluster in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.
  • The UN and partners collected 300 tents into Gaza; an additional 3,726 tents were intercepted by crowds and looted before reaching partner warehouses. Another 3,492 tents were dispatched from Jordan, with efforts ongoing to transport them into Gaza.
  • Shelter partners distributed tarpaulin sheets to 707 displaced households in the north and 381 in Khan Younis and central areas.

Challenges

  • Insufficient safe and approved routes for the collection of shelter materials to mitigate looting.
  • The closure of Allenby Bridge border crossing for cargo movements.
  • Insufficient volume that is approved and customs cleared for entry.

Multi-purpose Cash Assistance

Response

  • During the reporting period, Cash Working Group (CWG) partners distributed Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) to 10,800 households, prioritizing newly displaced families or those identified as being highly vulnerable through their individual programme databases. Each household received 1,000 NIS (approximately US$295), delivered via payment codes or direct transfers to their digital wallets. This brings to at least 223,500 the number of households in Gaza that received at least one MPCA installment thus far in 2025, with 296,500 payments issued in total by CWG members since the start of the year.

Challenges

  • Ongoing liquidity shortages, the high cost of items and lack of transportation continued to impede MPCA recipients’ ability to access the limited goods available inside the Gaza Strip. The perception of being unsafe when trying to access markets also continues to be reported as a frequent obstacle.
  • Prices deviate significantly based on payment method, with digital payments costing between 17 and 66 per cent more compared with using cash.

Site Management

Response

  • Site Management partners have continued to monitor population movements across four key flow monitoring points in Deir Al Balah and Khan Yunis. This has enabled the timely tracking of displacement trends and supported humanitarian response planning.
  • Regular communication is maintained with site focal points to gather site-level data and assess needs, with the information then utilized to address emerging needs in coordination with relevant clusters and partners. Since the start of intensified Israeli military operations in northern Gaza on 14 October, 127,000 people have been reported to have newly arrived in displacement sites in Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis, bringing the reported population at the sites overseen by the Cluster in south-central Gaza to 572,000.
  • To enhance coordination and response effectiveness, the Cluster has set up a dashboard highlighting sites with new arrivals and outlining sectoral needs. This dashboard has become a key tool for operational decision-making, particularly for the WASH and Food Security clusters, which have been using the data to guide their site-level interventions. The dashboard’s integration of real-time data has improved site-level response.

Challenges

  • Ongoing insecurity, movement restrictions, and damaged infrastructure continues to affect access to populations trapped or remaining in displacement sites within Gaza city. Site Management partners have reported limited ability to reach certain areas, particularly those near active conflict zones or heavily damaged neighborhoods. These constraints have hindered the collection of updated site-level data, leaving critical gaps in response planning. Despite efforts to maintain remote engagement through focal points, the lack of physical access remains a major barrier to assessing needs and ensuring timely assistance to affected populations.

Education

Response

  • Nine Temporary Learning Spaces (TLSs) reopened in southern Al Rimal and Al Nasser areas of Gaza city, reaching about 2,400 school-aged children with support from 78 teachers. Activities focused on psychosocial support and structured recreational learning. These are part of 89 TLSs that had suspended operations due to the intensified Israeli military operations in Gaza city.
  • In the south, partners are expanding support to learners in grade seven and above. To date, most interventions have targeted students in lower grades due to limited supplies, leaving older students with little or no support. One TLS with 18 classrooms has already enrolled 4,320 students with the support of 73 teachers, helping to reduce risks of permanent dropout and vulnerability to criminal activity. Additional TLSs are under establishment to address the gap.
  • In line with plans for winterization, the Cluster has produced an analysis of learning space locations, and partners are identifying measures to mitigate flooding and other winter risks.

Challenges

  • Between 14 and 28 September, 11 airstrikes impacted schools, ten in Gaza city and one in Deir al Balah, causing death, destruction of educational materials, and severe damage to facilities.
  • One TLS in Gaza city which used to support 255 children and had been recently forced to suspend operations was completely destroyed. Plans to relocate services to southern Gaza remain stalled by critical supply shortages.
  • Thirteen TLSs are planned to be relocated to the south, six to Deir al Balah and seven to Khan Younis, but partners face delays in securing sites and supplies.
  • Continued entry restrictions on education materials, including notebooks, pens, pencils, and play items, critically limit children’s ability to learn.

Emergency Telecommunications (ETC)

Response

  • Basic Security Communications Systems (SCS) training began on 28 September for UNSMS personnel in Gaza, including Security Operations Centre staff in Gaza and Jerusalem. The training covers digital VHF radios and satellite tools in support of the Security Risk Management process.
  • The SCS repeater at UNRWA’s Gaza Field Office has been offline since 17 September due to intensified hostilities and evacuation. The repeater at the WFP Guest House in Deir al Balah remains operational but with limited coverage. ETC is fast-tracking SCS equipment imports and coordinating with UNDSS to enhance VHF radio communications across Gaza.
  • For more information on ETC activities, please visit: Palestine: Conflict | Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) (etcluster.org).

Challenges

  • Connectivity for affected populations and humanitarian operations remains unstable due to infrastructure damage, repeated fibre cuts, import restrictions on essential ICT equipment and spare parts, and limited access for repair and maintenance.
  • Restrictions on telecom equipment imports, combined with funding gaps, also continue to hinder the ETC’s ability to deploy planned services and alternative communication solutions, including secure radio communications.

Logistics

Response

  • Between 14 and 27 September, the Logistics Cluster collected 686 pallets of shelter items from the Kerem Shalom crossing on behalf of four partners.
  • Through the Jordan route, four Back-to-Back (B2B) convoys were facilitated and 49 trucks carrying WASH, health, and shelter items offloaded at Kerem Shalom on behalf of three partners.

Challenges

  • All WFP/Logistics Cluster convoys still face looting and security incidents due to the continued deterioration of security conditions inside Gaza.
  • Following the closure of Erez West (Zikim) on 12 September, there is no direct access to northern Gaza. WFP/Logistics Cluster is actively exploring alternative routes; the Karni entry point is under consideration, while access via the Fence Road remains not authorized by the Israeli authorities.
  • The Jordan route was disrupted by the closure of all crossings to aid cargo following the security incident at King Hussein/Allenby Bridge on 18 September. As a result, no Government-to-Government (G2G) convoys were facilitated by the Logistics Cluster on behalf of partners. Back-to-Back (B2B) convoys restarted at Kerem Shalom on 29-30 September.
  • The West Bank route remains extremely constrained. Long inspections cause delays or prevent trucks from crossing from the West Bank, resulting in trucks taking up the next day’s crossing quota, or reaching the Kerem Shalom platform too late to offload. During the reporting period, only 50 trucks by four organizations carrying food, WASH, and health items were offloaded at Kerem Shalom.
  • Through the Egypt route, UN and international NGO trucks continue not being prioritized to cross, which heavily impacts the volumes moved through this route. The rate of return for trucks queueing to enter and offload is high, with congestion at the Kerem Shalom platform cited as the reason.
  • The scanning capacity in Ashdod is severely affected by Israeli authorities’ requirement for deep scanning (physical inspection) of all containers, reducing the capacity to clear aid to very limited daily quantities.

Protection against sexual abuse and exploitation (PSEA) remains a cross-cutting priority for all clusters. Aid distribution must be delivered with dignity and respect. Any wrongdoing can be reported through SAWA’s toll-free number 164. SAWA will assist and provide services free of charge and with the utmost confidentiality.

The AAP Working Group is currently reconfiguring the Humanitarian Service Directory which provides information on aid services, helplines, and key messages, and is available via hyperlink and QR code. Approvals for the piloting phase of the Interagency Humanitarian Radio Station have been obtained. The station is hosted by UNICEF in coordination and support from the AAP Working Group, and technical support from Amplifying Voices-UK and Rapid Response Radio.


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