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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- EU organises 6 new humanitarian air bridge flights for Gaza and channels assistance for neighbouring countries - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations 06…388076
- AFSC's Gaza Emergency Relief: How AFSC is responding to the crisis in Gaza and how you can help - American Friends Service Committee 06.12.23388071
- Caritas staff in Gaza determined to go out and serve others - Caritas 06.12.23388067
- Virtual Follow-up Conference to the International Humanitarian Conference for the Civilian Population in Gaza - UNRWA 06.12.23388074
- Global Communities and Bank of Palestine Team Up to Provide Winterization Aid in Gaza - Global Communities 06.12.23388073
- UN chief warns Gaza aid delivery could collapse as Israel and Hamas fight house-to-house - Guardian 06.12.23388169
- Gaza: Food Security Assessment - World Food Programme 06.12.23388112
- Video: Red Crescent: We only receive 10% of needed aid in Gaza - Al Jazeera 06.12.23387582
- Emergency Aid in Gaza: Humanitarian organizations start distributions - Malteser International 06.12.23388068
- Aqaba Process Joint Statement on Gaza’s Humanitarian Situation - UNRWA 06.12.23388070
- WFP warns of ‘looming humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza - Middle East Monitor 06.12.23387583
- Water shortages linked to climate change exacerbating the risks to children in Gaza conflict – Save the Children 05.12.23388114
- Gaza: ‘In this war, everything is different’ - UN Development Programme 05.12.23388113
- The resumption of hostilities in Gaza will only intensify the catastrophic hunger crisis that already threatens to overwhelm the civilian population - World Food Programme 0…388064
- UNRWA Situation Report No.45 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…388017
- Qatar Fund for Development Pledges Contribution of US$ 18 million In Support of UNRWA for 2023-2024 - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 04.12…388018
- Crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory - UNFPA 04.12.23386974
- UNRWA Situation Report No.44 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…388016
- WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report No.10 (03 December 2023) - World Food Programme 03.12.23388037
- Almost 400,000 Palestinians have lost jobs due to war, report says - Guardian 03.12.23387721
- ‘People are being penalised’: Hollywood divided over Israel-Hamas conflict - Guardian 02.12.23387957
- Video: What caused the truce between Israel and Hamas to end? - DW News 01.12.23387970
- Birth and Death Intertwined in Gaza Strip: Maternity Care Facilities Gravely Affected by Strikes, Blockade - Human Rights Watch 01.12.23413644
- Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report No.9 , 30 November 2023 - International Organization for Migration 01.12.23388038
- Israel’s military strategy threatens to make a desperate situation utterly dire - Guardian 01.12.23387958
- Developing a National Strategy for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Palestine - BJPsych 01.12.23410566
- Embajador de Buena Voluntad de WFP, Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye, proporcionará 4 millones de comidas para la emergencia en Gaza - World Food Programme 01.12.23387311
- Thousands of homes in Gaza are damaged or destroyed. See the destruction. - CNN 30.11.23386978
- UCPM and EU humanitarian aid response to the situation in the Middle East - DG ECHO Daily Map - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations 30.11.23387275
- Germany contributes additional Euro 25 million in Gaza food assistance - UNRWA 30.11.23387223
- UNICEF State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 8 (Escalation), 24 - 29 November 2023 - UNICEF 30.11.23387277
- UNRWA Situation Report No.43 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 30.11.23387276
- Five things to know about the dire situation in southern Gaza - Médecins Sans Frontières 30.11.23387278
- UNRWA Situation Report No.42 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 30.11.23387222
- World must not look away from humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN chief tells Security Council - UN 29.11.23386975
- Clarification on the reception and distribution of humanitarian aid in the Gaza and Northern Gaza Governorates - Palestine Red Crescent Society 29.11.23387279
- Viet Nam Prime Minister announces US$500,000 in humanitarian aid to inhabitants in Gaza - VGP News 29.11.23387221
- Shelter Cluster Response strategy – Gaza Escalation – October 2023 - Shelter Cluster 29.11.23387219
- Menstrual Health Management Strategy: Gaza Strip, Why is menstrual health management (MHM) in humanitarian emergencies important? - Health Cluster 29.11.23387218
- Humanitarian assistance reaches UNRWA shelters in northern Gaza for the first time since the war began - UNRWA 29.11.23387217
- Next phase of Gaza war risks unprecedented humanitarian crisis - Guardian 29.11.23386976
- Disease, Fueled by Blockade, Could Be Bigger Killer Than Bombs in Gaza: WHO - CD 28.11.23388626
- Disease could kill more in Gaza than bombs, WHO says amid Israeli siege - Al Jazeera 28.11.23386101
- Gaza Strip Targeted Analysis: Livelihoods and market system context prior to the conflict, Current food security conditions within Gaza and Current impacts on household food …405102
- UNRWA Situation Report #41 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 28.11.23387214
- Tweet: It is hypocritical to mark International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women without calling for a #CeasefireNOW in #Gaza - @ClareDalyMEP 28.11.23397978
- Pause in fighting allows delivery of life-saving food assistance in Gaza, but more access is needed, says WFP - World Food Programme 28.11.23387215
- Gaza doctors ‘terrified’ of deadly disease outbreak as aid teams race to deliver - UN News Centre 28.11.23387216
- Psychological care crucial for the children of Gaza and Israel to avert long-term trauma - SOS Children's Villages International 28.11.23387220
- Disease, Fueled by Blockade, Could Be Bigger Killer Than Bombs in Gaza: WHO - CD 28.11.23386077
- Gaza: Aid reaches shattered north as UN chief hails 'glimpse of hope' in ceasefire extension - UN News Centre 27.11.23387284
- UNRWA Situation Report No.40 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 27.11.23387287
- Humanitarian response in Gaza and the massive task of reaching people - Cordaid 27.11.23387288
- Horrific scenes unfolding in UN-run shelters for displaced people in Gaza - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor 27.11.23412842
- UNRWA Situation Report No.39 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 26.11.23387285
- Israel-Palestine: The UN confirms the entry of more humanitarian aid to Gaza on the second day of truce - UN News Centre 26.11.23387286
- Invest to prevent violence against Palestinian refugee women and girls - UNRWA 25.11.23387282
- UNICEF State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Report No. 7 (Escalation), 23 November 2023 - UNICEF 25.11.23387283
- More aid delivered into Gaza on second day of humanitarian pause - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 25.11.23387281
- A 'Humanitarian Pause' Is Good. And Now We Need a Total Cease-Fire in Gaza - CD 24.11.23386073
- Gaza’s ‘Band-Aid’ pause, aid staff tensions, and rising femicide: The Cheat Sheet - The New Humanitarian 24.11.23386961
- Gaza: start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need: UN humanitarians - UN News Centre 24.11.23385703
- FFC Joins International Campaign to Save Gaza - Freedom Flotilla Coalition 24.11.23405525
- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre provides US$15 million to support UNRWA in the Gaza Strip - UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…385701
- More aid delivered into Gaza on first day of humanitarian pause - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 24.11.23385699
- Newborns in Gaza Dying From Preventable Causes Due to Israeli Siege: Oxfam - CD 24.11.23387537
- Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report No.8 - International Organization for Migration 24.11.23385706
- UNRWA Situation Report No.37 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 23.11.23385683
- UNICEF in the State of Palestine Escalation Humanitarian Situation Report No.7: Reporting Period: 17 to 23 November 2023 - UNICEF 23.11.23412723
- Israel-Palestine: UN teams ready to increase aid in Gaza as soon as truce begins - UN News Centre 23.11.23385680
- Gaza: Release Civilians Held Hostage, Fully Allow in Aid - Human Rights Watch 22.11.23385628
- As bombs and hunger haunt Gaza, WFP and partners push to ramp up support - World Food Programme 22.11.23386906
- The agreement to a humanitarian pause must be upheld in full to allow food and other life-saving supplies to reach those who so desperately need it - World Food Programme 22…385632
- UNRWA Situation Report No.36 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 22.11.23385641
- Humanitarians stand ready to ramp up aid deliveries in wake of Israel, Hamas agreement, Statement by Martin Griffiths - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…385642
- UNRWA Situation Report No.35 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 22.11.23385669
- Analysis: A pause in fighting – what’s in it for Hamas? - Al Jazeera 22.11.23384934
- Gaza truce deal: What have Hamas, Israel and Qatar said? - Al Jazeera 22.11.23384937
- Protection Is Not Optional: The Crisis in Gaza Must Change, Statement by the Protection Cluster for the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Global Protection Cluster - Pro…385666
- How the Israel-Hamas hostage deal came together - BBC 22.11.23385316
- Israel and Hamas have reached a deal on a cease-fire and hostages. What does it look like? - AP 22.11.23384939
- As bombs and hunger haunt Gaza, WFP and partners push to ramp up support - World Food Programme 22.11.23385664
- Israel-Hamas truce deal: All that you need to know - Al Jazeera 22.11.23384933
- Israel’s humanitarian pauses in Gaza, explained - VOX 22.11.23384932
- Israel-Hamas war is deadliest conflict on record for reporters - Guardian 21.11.23386246
- Aid is not enough: Civilians in Gaza need protection - International Rescue Committee 20.11.23384504
- Top Legal Experts on Why Aid to Gaza Can’t Be Conditioned on Hostage Release, in response to remarks by US Official - Just Security 20.11.23386960
- UCPM and EU humanitarian aid response to the situation in the Middle East - DG ECHO Daily Map - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations 20.11.23384509
- UNRWA Situation Report No.33 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 19.11.23384488
- Gaza Strip: MSF treating patients for severe burns following airstrike - Médecins Sans Frontières 19.11.23384481
- UNICEF State of Palestine Escalation Humanitarian Situation Report No. 6; Reporting Period 10 to 16 November 2023 - UNICEF 18.11.23384498
- The Gaza Strip: UNRWA finally receives fuel; much more is needed for humanitarian operations - UNRWA 18.11.23384499
- In Gaza, UNRWA finally receives fuel for its humanitarian operations but needs more - UN News Centre 18.11.23384491
- Gaza’s food is running out amid Israel’s ‘war of starvation’ - Al Jazeera 18.11.23384313
- New Zealand’s humanitarian contributions now total $10 million: Further humanitarian support for Gaza, the West Bank and Israel - Government of New Zealand 18.11.23384489
- As dead bodies remain scattered in streets and under rubble, a new health disaster looms over Gaza - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor 18.11.23384496
- Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital - UN News 18.11.23384329
- Video: What we know about evacuation of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital - Al Jazeera 18.11.23384374
- WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report No.9 (18 November 2023) - World Food Programme 18.11.23384500
- ‘Minimal’ fuel to be allowed into Gaza after UN warns of starvation risk - Al Jazeera 17.11.23384288