Gaza Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis as Winter Approaches
“Humanitarian and relief conditions in the Gaza Strip had become dangerous and catastrophic, exposing hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to deadly consequences,” the Government Media Office said in a statement.
The office rejected Israeli statements claiming that sufficient humanitarian supplies had entered the territory, describing those assertions as “misleading.”
“Israel permitted only 35% of the agreed number of trucks carrying humanitarian and relief aid and reconstruction materials to enter the enclave,” the office said. “Only 72,826 trucks were allowed to enter out of 210,600 humanitarian and relief trucks and trucks carrying reconstruction materials that were supposed to enter under the agreement.
“Only 13,785 people had been able to leave or enter the enclave out of 35,000 who were expected to travel, representing a compliance rate of no more than 39%,” the office said.
Updated imagery released through Google Maps on Monday illustrated the scale of the destruction across Gaza, showing damage that extends across entire residential areas rather than being limited to individual structures. Large sections that previously contained densely populated neighborhoods now appear largely empty.
A recent assessment by the UN Satellite Centre found that more than 201,000 buildings had sustained damage, representing 82% of the structures across the Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain in tents, makeshift shelters or damaged homes, while shortages of construction and shelter supplies are making it difficult for many families to repair their residences ahead of the rainy season.
According to UN estimates, approximately 1.98 million people in Gaza need assistance related to shelter, out of a total population of around 2.1 million.
Access to essential services also remains severely restricted. Recent UN assessments indicate that 91% of households face moderate to severe water insecurity. Healthcare services continue to function under significant pressure due to damaged medical facilities and shortages of equipment and essential supplies.
Efforts to begin recovery are continuing despite ongoing difficulties resulting from the war and deaths reported since the ceasefire began.
Since October 2023, more than 74,000 people have reportedly been killed and over 175,000 injured in Gaza during the conflict, according to Palestinian authorities.
In August, a Palestinian committee responsible for overseeing Gaza’s affairs met with UN agencies to discuss early recovery measures and determine urgent priorities. The talks were aimed at gradually shifting from immediate humanitarian assistance toward restoring essential services and beginning reconstruction across the territory.
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