Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
➡️ HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA - The Systematic & Deliberate Rights Abuses Against the People of Gaza
The October 10, 2025, ceasefire and the September 29, 2025, Trump-orchestrated peace plan have done little to ease the living conditions for Gazans. The paperwork and signatures mean nothing on the ground where 2.3 million people are facing high levels of food insecurity.
In August 2025, the IPC and the United Nations officially declared the hunger crisis to be entirely man-made. The Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in its genocidal campaign against the people of Palestine.
Despite the fanfare and with winter creeping in, people in Gaza still have no tents or other form of shelter, no access to drinkable water, no schools to educate their children, no workable land for crops, a decimated healthcare system, little chance of employment, and minimal access to humanitarian aid.
"The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a moral stain on us all" - António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Jump straight to our resources on the ➡️ Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
Explore our comprehensive guides on -
- Famine & Starvation in Gaza
- Gaza Blockade & Siege
- The Campaign to Destroy UNRWA
- Ethnic Cleansing Plans for Gaza & Genocide Complicity
- Medicide, Ecocide & Scholasticide in Gaza
- Western Media Complicity
How Bad is the Humanitarian Situation?
- With 90% of Gaza's population displaced, 1.5 million people have been left without a permanent and safe place to live. There is an urgent need for emergency shelter as winter approaches.
- Of Gaza's 36 hospitals, 30 have either been destroyed or forced to close due to attacks by the IDF.
- The leading causes of death now are not due to Israeli bombing campaigns but rather starvation, dehydration, and disease. Around 95% of people have been left with no access to clean water.
- Only 38% of the agreed-upon aid trucks have entered Gaza since the start of the ceasefire. Aid is entirely insufficient to meet even the lowest levels of food and pharmaceutical security.
- Around 90% of the working-age population in Gaza suffers from unemployment and has no income, leaving citizens entirely dependent on humanitarian aid.
- Satellite analysis reveals that less than 5% of agricultural land remains suitable for cultivation and that nearly half of the territory's trees have been razed.
- The cost to reconstruct Gaza to an acceptable level and make it safe for habitation is around $70 billion.
- There is no clear plan for the reconstruction of Gaza. Proposals are vague and insufficient, with no clear path for funding. There is a noticeable absence of interest from the EU, and a complete denial of responsibility from Israel.
- In contrast, the United States provides Israel with $3.8 billion in military aid every single year. The bombs and military equipment used to destroy Gaza were made in America.
- Data from satellites estimate that there is more than 60 million tonnes of debris waiting to be cleared in Gaza.
"We are watching a people entirely stripped of its human dignity. It should really shock our collective conscience." - Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the IRCR
The international community must no longer stand by and watch this gross negligence of basic human rights. Humanitarian needs do not stop even when a ceasefire is successful (which, in this case, it was not).
Peace plans, signatures, photo shoots, and glamourised media coverage mask the true horrors of life on the ground in Gaza.
We must fund Gaza's recovery, end impunity, and deliver on promises for sufficient aid, fuel, and medical supplies.
Author: Rachael Mellor, 16.12.25 licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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- “Catastrophic” Hunger Crisis Declared in Gaza by International Food Security and Nutrition Experts - Action Against Hunger 21.12.23392592
- Childhood in a city of tents: Palestinian children displaced in southern Gaza - Defense for Children Palestine 21.12.23414693
- Oxfam reaction to the IPC food security figures for Gaza: Israel’s military bombs Gaza into unprecedented levels of hunger - Oxfam 21.12.23392667
- “Catastrophic” Hunger Crisis Declared in Gaza by International Food Security and Nutrition Experts - Action Against Hunger 21.12.23399057
- As Palestinians face catastrophic levels of hunger in Gaza, the IRC calls on the UN Security Council to demand the opening of all aid access points and an immediate sustained…392594
- UNRWA Situation Report No.55 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 21.12.23391607
- WHO delivers supplies to Al Ahli andGovernment of Switzerland donates to United Nations World Food Programme for Gaza Crisis Al Shifa hospitals in the north of Gaza, reiterat…391603
- Flash Analysis Report: Over Two Months of Attacks on Food Security in Gaza, December 2023 - Insecurity Insight 21.12.23391604
- No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says - Al Jazeera 21.12.23390334
- Minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen announces extra €25 million in emergency aid for Gaza during visit to Rafah border crossing - Government of the Netherlands 20.12.23391605
- Gaza on the brink as one in four people face extreme hunger: As a new report sounds famine warning, WFP and partners struggle to respond in an ever-shrinking space - World Fo…391850
- Impact of the escalation of hostilities in Gaza on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Bulletin No. 2 - International Labour Organization…405099
- Most of Gaza’s Population Remains Displaced and in Harm’s Way - HRW 20.12.23390311
- ‘Barely a drop to drink’: children in the Gaza Strip do not access 90 per cent of their normal water use: Water and sanitation services are at the point of collapse with larg…391847
- WFP delivers first aid convoy from Jordan to Gaza - World Food Programme 20.12.23391849
- TİKA Provided Winter Clothing to Gazan Workers - Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) 20.12.23391848
- Nearly 66 percent of jobs lost in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war broke out - Al Jazeera 20.12.23390136
- Navigating Public Health in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Charting a Path Forward - Health and Human Rights 19.12.23392590
- Gaza death toll surpasses 20,000 as UN Security Council delays vote on aid - Al Jazeera 20.12.23390124
- Seventy-one per cent of Gaza’s population experiences extreme hunger, Euro-Med Monitor study says - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor 19.12.23392669
- Crisis in Gaza: The Nexus of Conflict and Food Insecurity - Food Security Portal 19.12.23392668
- UNRWA Situation Report No.54 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near E…391851
- WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report No.11 (19 December 2023) - World Food Programme 19.12.23391853
- Navigating Public Health in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Charting a Path Forward - Health and Human Rights journal 19.12.23399058
- 7 things you need to know about the humanitarian situation in Gaza - CARE International 19.12.23392593
- EU Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) Palestine - European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations 19.12.23391852
- Video: Is the US complicit in the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza? - Al Jazeera 18.12.23389777
- Video: Israel accused of using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza - Al Jazeera 18.12.23389776
- QRCS to deploy humanitarian aid ship for Gaza, equal to the capacity of some 30 aircraft, in order to deliver as much Qatari aid as possible to the stormed blockade - Qatar …391876
- Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza - HRW 18.12.23389628
- Crisis in Palestine: What you need to know - International Rescue Committee 18.12.23389626
- oPt Emergency Situation Update 17 (As of 14 December 2023, 15:00) - World Health Organization 18.12.23391875
- ‘Bloodbath’: Israel continues to target Gaza hospitals and civilians - Al Jazeera 18.12.23389627
- Israel accused of wielding starvation as a weapon of war against Gaza - Al Jazeera 18.12.23389625
- WHO delivers health supplies to Al-Shifa Hospital, appeals for continued access to address urgent needs in north Gaza - World Health Organization 17.12.23391870
- Complete communication blackout for four days and counting makes aid distribution in Gaza near impossible - Save the Children 17.12.23391872
- Situation: Half a million of children under 5 and pregnant lactating women are in need of immediate lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition interventions, State of Pales…391874
- Turkish Red Crescent: Palestine Humanitarian Aid Operation Information Bulletin (As of December 16, 2023) - Turkish Red Crescent Society 17.12.23391871
- UNRWA Situation Report No.53 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 17.12.23391873
- Japan’s New Package of Assistance to Palestinian People (approx. 64 million USD) - Representative Office of Japan to Palestine 17.12.23391877
- Starving Palestinians scramble for aid as desperation mounts in Gaza - Al Jazeera 17.12.23389783
- In Israel, 20,000 Gazans Are Responsible for Their Own Deaths. I've Never Been So Ashamed - Haaretz 17.12.23391742
- Complete Communication Blackout For Four Days And Counting Makes Aid Distribution In Gaza Near Impossible - Save The Children 17.12.23389629
- Gaza: UN welcomes announcement regarding Kerem Shalom border crossing - UN News Centre 16.12.23391878
- In Gaza, the fuel has gone – and now the trees are running out - Guardian 16.12.23389378
- Gaza Blockade Puts People with Diabetes at Risk: Dire Insulin Shortage Potentially Life-Threatening - Human Rights Watch 15.12.23413639
- UNICEF State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 10 (Escalation), 14 December 2023 - UNICEF 15.12.23389582
- UNRWA Situation Report No.52 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 14.12.23389373
- Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report No.11 - International Organization for Migration 14.12.23389561
- Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians - UN News Centre 14.12.23389558
- School-based psychosocial support for students in Gaza - a research informed framework for providing support and identifying needs in the aftermath of the 2023 war - Norwegia…389559
- HASENE Relief Fund for Palestine Refugees and Civilians in the Gaza Strip donates EUR 1 million to UNRWA - UNRWA 14.12.23389560
- We are releasing €100,000 to help children affected by the fighting in Gaza - People in Need 13.12.23389556
- UNRWA Situation Report No.51 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 13.12.23389557
- Crisis in Palestine: UNFPA Palestine Situation Report, Issue No.4, 11 December 2023 - United Nations Population Fund 12.12.23389366
- UNRWA Situation Report No.50 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 12.12.23389365
- The delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza has stopped: Norwegian People`s Aid, UN and international aid agencies warn that the delivery of lifesaving aid in Gaza is no longer …389367
- Life for Women and Girls in the Gaza Strip and the International Response: OPT GBV Response Advocacy Document - Protection Cluster 12.12.23389371
- Supporting a Holistic Response for Women and Girls in the Gaza Strip - Protection Cluster 12.12.23389372
- Islamic Relief aid workers among many in Gaza facing severe hunger as food runs out - Islamic Relief 12.12.23389364
- Israel/OPT: Adoption of UN resolution to expedite humanitarian aid to Gaza an important but insufficient step - Amnesty International 22.12.23413615
- UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Gaza ceasefire - Al Jazeera 12.12.23388450
- Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip - UN 11.12.23388154
- Israel-Palestina: La crisis humanitaria de Gaza se agudiza mientras continúan los bombardeos y enfrentamientos en toda la Franja - UN News Centre 11.12.23389369
- WHO calls for immediate passage of humanitarian relief into Gaza - Al Jazeera 11.12.23388156
- For some aid workers, internal Gaza tensions unearth long-overdue debates - The New Humanitarian 11.12.23392169
- QRCS allocates $3.5 mln for Gaza relief - Qatar Red Crescent Society 11.12.23389368
- UNRWA Situation Report No.49 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near E…389370
- ‘People will die in the streets’: Gaza dreads onset of winter as disease rises - Guardian 10.12.23388153
- Women and Children in Gaza endure displacement, shattered lives, and dreams left tragically unfulfilled - Modern Diplomacy 10.12.23403125
- Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, Executive Board, Special session - World Health Organization 10.12.23389342
- Video: Palestinians speak of being stripped and abused by Israeli forces in Gaza - Al Jazeera 10.12.23388180
- ‘Double standards’: World reacts to US veto on Gaza truce resolution at UN - Al Jazeera 09.12.23388211
- “After 60 days of war, I'm losing hope” - Médecins Sans Frontières 09.12.23389340
- "Rafah cannot receive more people. More cannot be evacuated" - Médecins Sans Frontières 09.12.23389341
- Civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from airstrikes, Israeli study finds - Guardian 09.12.23390280
- ‘People are starving’: WFP says humanitarian operation in Gaza ‘collapsing’ - Al Jazeera 09.12.23387952
- US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza - AP 09.12.23388209
- Al-Mawasi: Gaza humanitarian zone not humane, evacuees say - BBC 08.12.23387758
- UNRWA Situation Report No.47 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 08.12.23389303
- The World Has Failed Gaza in its Darkest Hour - CD 08.12.23389094
- EU announces €125 million in initial humanitarian aid for Palestinians for 2024 - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations 08.12.23389315
- Food and medicine for Gaza – Germany has increased its assistance for people in Gaza - Germany Federal Foreign Office 08.12.23389312
- Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds 'breakdown' of society - UN 08.12.23387953
- UNICEF State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 9 (Escalation), 30 November - 06 December 2023 - UNICEF 08.12.23389313
- Resolution on Gaza for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ - UN 08.12.23388212
- Stories of courage and dedication: Humanitarians on Gaza’s front line - UN News Centre 08.12.23389314
- Gaza Crisis 2023 - Shelter Situation Update, 7th December 2023 - Shelter Cluster 08.12.23389316
- Palestine: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 08.12…389311
- The Epicenter of Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Is This Border Town - WSJ 08.12.23387951
- US defies appeals to back UN resolution for urgent Gaza ceasefire - Guardian 08.12.23388210
- UN Security Council resolution on a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza: IRC Statement - International Rescue Committee 08.12.23387954
- Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Key Messages for All Sectors, State of Palestine, November 2023 - Nutrition Cluster 07.12.23388066
- "We are failing the children of Gaza”: Conditions to provide humanitarian assistance to children in Gaza are not met - Save the Children 07.12.23388065
- UNRWA Situation Report No.46 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near E…388069
- Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report No.10 - 07 December 2023 - International Organization for Migration 07.12.23388062
- ‘We have no choice’: illness in Gaza as clean water becomes a luxury - Guardian 07.12.23387585
- Relief Efforts in Gaza Near Collapse, Ceasefire Urgently Needed: IOM Chief - International Organization for Migration 07.12.23388063
- My first shower in six days was like an old friend. But now the war in Gaza is back - Guardian 06.12.23 387586
- Video: Palestinians forcibly displaced into Gaza scrubland - Al Jazeera 06.12.23387584