Search results for Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

Gaza Crisis Deepens as Aid Restrictions and Ongoing Strikes Strain Humanitarian Operations

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (IPS) - Roughly six months after the ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territory went into effect, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precario...

Humanitarian situation in Gaza still catastrophic: NGOs

More than six months after the United Nations endorsed a peace plan in Gaza, the humanitarian situation there remains catastrophic, three global NGOs said Thursday, calling on Isra...

Gaza: Israel Curbs Aid, Kills Civilians During Ceasefire

Click to expand Image Aid trucks enter the Kerem Abu Salem crossing in Khan Younis, Gaza...

Gaza’s Deepening Health Crisis Leaves Hospitals Overwhelmed

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - Despite the implementation of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel last October, Israeli forces continue to launch airstrikes into the Occupied Pales...

As Gaza misery continues, shortages in Iran begin to bite

Desperate and dangerous conditions in Gaza continue to hamper recovery efforts for the wartorn enclave's people, the UN health agency said on Friday, while demining experts warned...

Gaza risks ‘permanent’ state of limbo if transition plan stalls, Security Council hears

As Gaza’s fragile ceasefire frays and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, a senior UN envoy warned the Security Council on Thursday that delays in implementing the Council-backed...

What it means to be a woman in Gaza today

Famine was declared in Gaza City on 22 August 2025 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis – a first for the Middle East region. Mothers cannot feed the...

Deadly Israeli attacks worsen Gaza’s water shortage crisis

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who tr...

Israel conditioning Gaza's survival on Hamas' disarmament is collective punishment

Rebuilding civilian life in Gaza is an obligation to a people that has endured more than two years of destruction, not a reward

Continued Israeli strikes on Gaza disrupt basic services: UN humanitarians

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip continue to hit residential areas and disrupt basic services, UN humanitarians said Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The UN Office for the Coordi...

Gaza children trapped ‘in an endless cycle of suffering’: UNICEF

The dire conditions in the Gaza Strip are trapping children “in an endless cycle of suffering” and their heartbroken parents can only look on, an official with the UN child rights...

Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing

The Trump administration's Gaza ceasefire plan — as endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 — is failing, according to a progress scorecard released today by five humani...

UN and EU report human development in Gaza set back by 77 years

The UN and the European Union on Monday released their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), estimating Gaza’s recovery needs at $71.4 billion over the next decade....

Gaza Faces Public Health Collapse Amid Rat Infestation & Disease as Israel Blocks Reconstruction

Gaza is facing an “environmental and biological apocalypse” under Israeli bombardment and blockade, reports Palestinian aid worker Eyad Amawi of the Gaza Relief Committee. Israel’s...

Displaced in Gaza: From home comforts to the shattering horror of war

In front of a simple tent in Gaza that offers no protection from the cold or the heat, in a crowded camp where tents lack privacy and basic services, Umm Ahmad sat down to speak to...

Gaza: Human development set back 77 years as recovery costs rise to $71 billion

The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years, with $71.4 billion needed over the next de...

Gaza's water system is crumbling under war and continued military activity

European, UN and World Bank reports point to severe damage across the Strip's water infrastructure. A small Israeli-backed project offers hope, but only limited relief

MSF accuses Israel of manufacturing a malnutrition crisis in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders said it identified its first cases of child malnutrition in January 2024, three months into war.

Blocked aid & disease infestations deepen Gaza's health crisis: UN

'No home left' for Gazans stranded in West Bank since Oct 7

UN says 81% of Gaza structures were destroyed in war, devastating its economy as well since 2023

Lebanon strikes deepen crisis as hunger rises and conditions worsen in Gaza

At least nine people were reported to have been killed in southern Lebanon on Thursday, as ongoing hostilities continue to exact a heavy toll on civilians and drive a worsening hum...

WHO sounds alarm on Gaza medical shortages

GENEVA: Hospitals in Gaza are being prevented from functioning properly due to a severe shortage of medical supplies, the World Health Organization warned on Friday, denouncing Isr...

Is there anything that can bring attention back to the horrors of Gaza? | Analysis

The world's attention is captured by newer wars fought by Israel and the U.S., but not much has changed in the Gaza Strip since the cease-fire was declared in October. Daily life r...

Gaza: Human development set back 77 years as recovery costs rise to $71 billion

The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years, with $71.4 billion needed over the next de...