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
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- 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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- Gaza humanitarian crisis: What is the current situation? - Reuters 06.11.23382727
- Regional Office in Cairo: Aid Trucks Crossing From Egypt to Gaza as of 6 November 2023 - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 06.11.23383538
- Regional Office in Cairo, Aid Trucks Crossing From Egypt to Gaza As of 5 November 2023 - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 05.11.23383198
- Despair intensifies in Gaza amid uncertainty over finding shelter - UN News Centre 05.11.23388075
- WFP Chief makes urgent plea for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as food runs out - World Food Programme (WFP) 05.11.23383395
- UNRWA Situation Report No.22 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 05.11.23383203
- Israel appeals to Europe for hospital ships to aid wounded, instead of allowing fuel to Gaza - Middle East Monitor 04.11.23382015
- Israeli military announces brief window for Gaza residents trapped by fighting to flee south - CBC 04.11.23381915
- WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report No.7 - World Food Programme 04.11.23383406
- Lack of clean drinking water for 95% of people in Gaza threatens health crisis - Guardian 04.11.23381906
- Regional Office in Cairo, Aid Trucks Crossing From Egypt to Gaza As of 4 November 2023 - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 04.11.23383407
- Lack of fuel supply forces complete shutdown of Gaza hospital generators - Anadolu Ajansı 04.11.23381923
- No reports of Hamas blocking, seizing humanitarian aid to Gaza: US special envoy - The Hill 04.11.23381911
- UNICEF State of Palestine Escalation Humanitarian Situation Report No. 4: Reporting Period: 27 October to 2 November 2023 - UNICEF 04.11.23383408
- On the 28th day of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, generators, water tanks hit as the massacres continue - WAFA 04.11.23381794
- Rafah crossing: More Britons leave after nearly 100 listed as eligible - BBC 04.11.23381879
- Gaza: when midnight arrives - CND 03.11.23382816
- UNRWA Situation Report No.21 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 03.11.23383422
- Joint statement by UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and UNRWA on Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza - UNICEF 03.11.23383400
- Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report No.5 , 02 November 2023 - International Organization for Migration 03.11.23383431
- Regional Liaison Office in Cairo, Aid Trucks Crossing From Egypt to Gaza As of 3 November 2023 - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 03.11.23383419
- Another Nakba? Israeli Intel Ministry Proposes Expelling Every Palestinian in Gaza to Egypt - DN! 03.11.23382569
- Occupied Palestinian Territory Flash Appeal 2023 at a Glance As of 3 Nov 2023 - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 03.11.23383405
- Priority needs / Urgent items required: Shelter Cluster Gaza Factsheet 2 November 2023- Shelter Cluster 03.11.23383427
- Aid needs in Gaza, West Bank estimated at $1.2 billion, UN say - Swissinfo 03.11.23381863
- 'Some progress' made in negotiations on allowing fuel into Gaza, UN aid chief says - The National 03.11.23381844
- White House: 100 US citizens and family members left Gaza on Thursday - The Jerusalem Post 03.11.23381744
- Gaza Death Toll Continues to Rise as US Refuses Global Call for Cease-Fire - CD 03.11.23383104
- Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza, UN agencies warn - United Nations Population Fund 03.11.23381912
- Gaza needs a humanitarian pause. Then we need a vision of where we go from here - Guardian 02.11.23381544
- Saving Palestinian Lives Will Save Israeli Lives - DN! 02.11.23382550
- Islamic Relief remains a lifeline for vulnerable people in Gaza as crisis intensifies - Islamic Relief 02.11.23383201
- UK airlift to Egypt delivers vital equipment to support aid crossing to Gaza - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 02.11.23383443
- Humanitarian Aid Projects From TİKA to Gaza - Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) 02.11.23383447
- The Math of Murder - The Kucinich Report 02.11.23382439
- Pregnant Women in Gaza Are Undergoing C-Sections Without Anesthesia as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens - Jezebel 02.11.23382723
- Regional Office in Cairo: Aid Trucks Crossing From Egypt to Gaza (As of 2 November 2023) - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 02.11.23383442
- Video: Israel-Hamas: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens - Global News 02.11.23381540
- Hundreds of Dual Nationals and Injured Palestinians Cross From Gaza to Egypt - The New York Times 01.11.23381692
- Gaza: Islamic Relief condemns the killing of over 50 people in repeated airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp - Islamic Relief 01.11.23383451
- Gaza Is Facing Humanitarian Catastrophe - UNRWA 01.11.23381542
- Rafah crossing opens for first evacuations but Brits remain trapped in Gaza - Independent 01.11.23381261
- Parte del personal de MSF sale de Gaza - Médecins Sans Frontières 01.11.23383453
- Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report No.4, 31 October 2023 - International Organization for Migration 01.11.23383476
- UNRWA Situation Report No.20 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 01.11.23383437
- Gaza: Update on the movement of staff via Rafah Crossing - Médecins Sans Frontières 01.11.23383464
- IRC mobilizes response to humanitarian crisis in the Middle East - International Rescue Committee 01.11.23383466
- oPt Emergency Situation Report Issue 10 (As of 01 November 2023, 13:00) - World Health Organization 01.11.23383420
- UN official who denounced Gaza ‘genocide’ had been under review after Israel lobby complaint - Guardian 01.11.23381324
- UMR launches $1.5 million appeal to expand humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza in collaboration with global networks - United Mission for Relief & Development 01.11.23383444
- Entry into Gaza of Large Part of Humanitarian Aid Sent on High Instructions of HM the King to Palestinian Populations - Government of Morocco 01.11.23383441
- Charity’s humanitarian partners in Gaza caught up in the violence - Christian Aid 01.11.23383469
- UN relief chief: The crisis in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory is a global crisis - OCHA 01.11.23381543
- E-SIMs Provide a Line of Support Amidst Gaza Blackout: The introduction of eSIMs during the Gaza blackout has highlighted their potential to help communicate in emergencies -…403855
- Gaza Humanitarian Response: Education Cannot Wait Announces US$10 Million First Emergency Response Grant - Education Cannot Wait 01.11.23383452
- WFP Palestine: Gaza Market Monitoring - Flash Update No.3 (30 October 2023) - World Food Programme 01.11.23383474
- Gaza is facing a humanitarian catastrophe - UNRWA 01.11.23383475
- UNRWA Situation Report No.19 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 01.11.23383463
- Older people face desolation in overcrowded shelters in Northern Gaza as war deepens - HelpAge International 01.11.23383454
- Thailand Contributes 3,000,000 Baht (US$ 80,000) in Support of UNRWA Gaza Emergency Response Flash Appeal - UNRWA 01.11.23383472
- Video: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza grows more dire by the day - CNN 01.11.23381539
- ‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages - Guardian 31.10.23387565
- A fatal message: Given the current escalation, calls for a cessation of aid to the Palestinians are not only counterproductive but downright dangerous - International Politic…400605
- Gaza Doctor Says Hospitals Have to Choose Who Lives and Who Dies Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis - DN! 31.10.23381359
- Gaza Strip Rapid Gender Analysis: Brief - CARE International 31.10.23381082
- Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Grows Amid Israeli Airstrikes - WSJ 31.10.23380973
- ‘I remember the silence between the falling shells’: the terror of living under siege as a child - Guardian 31.10.23381633
- Official Resigns Over UN Response to Israeli War on Gaza, a 'Textbook Case of Genocide' - CD 31.10.23382572
- Rashid Khalidi: “We Are Seeing a Horrifying Attempt to Shut Down Speech Around Palestine” - Jacobin 31.10.23381384
- Singapore Red Cross Supports Relief Efforts for Affected Communities in Gaza - Singapore Red Cross 31.10.23381410
- Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’ - UN 31.10.23381541
- UN chief Guterres says aid trickling into Gaza is ‘completely inadequate’ - Al Jazeera 31.10.23381369
- UNRWA Situation Report #18 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - UNRWA 31.10.23381084
- Video: UN labels Israel's Gaza siege and destruction a 'humanitarian catastrophe' - Al Jazeera 31.10.23381538
- WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report No.6 - World Food Programme 31.10.23381083
- Where is the ‘responsibility to protect’ in Gaza? - Al Jazeera 31.10.23381366
- Assisting and Evacuating U.S. Citizens Abroad During the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Other International Crises - Congressional Research Service 30.10.23413338
- The humanitarian response to the nightmare in Gaza is failing – here’s what must happen - Guardian 30.10.23380847
- A Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip - UNICEF 30.10.23380974
- UNRWA Situation Report No.17 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (Information covers the period 27-29 October 2023) - UNRWA 30.10…381423
- How far can we travel with aid on our shoulders? A warning on Gaza from a humanitarian worker - Save the Children 30.10.23381547
- Briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, OCHA Director of Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization Division, on Behalf of Hum…381419
- How far can we travel with aid on our shoulders? A Humanitarian Worker's Caution Regarding Gaza - Save The Children 30.10.23381092
- Women and girls sheltering for their lives in Gaza face dire lack of sexual and reproductive health supplies, disease outbreak - International Planned Parenthood Federation 3…381442
- UNRWA rejects claims of holding up supplies in Gaza warehouses. These claims are false - UNRWA 30.10.23381421
- Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 24 - OCHA 29.10.23380975
- The Gaza Strip: thousands break into UNRWA warehouses in Gaza, taking wheat flour and basic items - UNRWA 29.10.23381462
- “An Open-Air Graveyard”: The Unfolding Health Catastrophe in the Gaza Strip - Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies 29.10.23413079
- Tweet: @Palestinercs has received serious threats from the occupation authorities to immediately #evacuate Al-Quds Hospital in the #Gaza Strip, since it going to be #bombard…382893
- Save the Children aid arrives in Gaza, nowhere near meeting scale of need - Save the Children 29.10.23381458
- Palestinians break into Gaza UN aid warehouses as toll tops 8,000 - Al Jazeera 29.10.23380914
- Video: Bel Trew: Gaza humanitarian crisis could reach ‘catastrophic levels’ under Israel’s expanded operations - Independent 29.10.23380978
- With conflict entering fourth week, WFP warns of growing hunger and desperation in Gaza - World Food Programme 29.10.23381460
- Tweet: 3,195 children killed in #Gaza in just three weeks has surpassed the annual number of children killed across the world's conflict zones since 2019. We are calling for …382895
- UNICEF in the State of Palestine Escalation Humanitarian Situation Report No.3: Reporting Period: 20 to 26 October 2023 - UNICEF 29.10.23412727
- Impeding aid to Gaza could be crime under ICC jurisdiction, says prosecutor - Al Jazeera 29.10.23380902
- Amid concern for humanitarian situation, how much water and power does Gaza have? - The Times of Israel 28.10.23380976
- 50 tons of humanitarian aid ready to be sent to Gaza, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia - Harian Metro 28.10.23392027
- AFSC's Gaza Emergency Relief: How AFSC is responding to the crisis in Gaza and how you can help - American Friends Service Committee 28.10.23381465
- When ‘never again’ becomes a war cry - 972mag 28.10.23382889