麻豆APP

5 March 2026

OCHA report that efforts to provide assistance continue across Gaza despite many persisting challenges, some of which are related to the ongoing regional escalation, such as the closure of some crossing points.

Humanitarian organizations have been able to bring fuel and other critical items into Gaza since Tuesday, when the Israeli authorities reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Today, the UN was able to bring into Gaza some 570,000 litres of diesel through Kerem Shalom. Humanitarians were also able to collect critical supplies from the crossing. Other crossings are still closed, including Rafah, impacting aid organization’s ability to bring in more much-needed assistance.

Furthermore, while coordinated movements within Gaza have resumed, international personnel rotations remain suspended.

OCHA reiterates that safe, sustained and unimpeded access is vital for the UN and humanitarian organizations to carry out life-saving work.

More crossings must be open for the movement of cargo and people. In addition, the entry of items critical for timely and effective response must be facilitated.

Meanwhile, humanitarians are doing everything in their power to ensure people’s needs are met. Over the past week, partners leading on mine action conducted nearly 70 explosive hazard assessments in support of debris management efforts across Gaza.

Living conditions remain dire across the Strip.

In a recent assessment by partners who manage displacement sites, findings showed that only 11 per cent out of nearly 1,000 sites have communal lighting. Open sewage was observed in more than half of all sites surveyed. The UN and its partners are working tirelessly to ensure dignified and safe shelter conditions, but, in the absence of changes in the operating environment, the needs continue to outpace humanitarians’ ability to respond.

Since Saturday, partners leading on education distributed education supplies in dozens of temporary learning centres in Khan Younis and parts of Rafah. These supplies will improve the quality of learning for tens of thousands of school-aged children as well as support their wellbeing and development.