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27 February 2026<\/p>\n
The UN and its partners continue to provide aid in the face of continued impediments.<\/p>\n
This month, and as of Monday, partners working on food security have distributed food rations to about 200,000 families \u2013 or nearly one million people. In addition, more than 1.7 million meals have been prepared in more than 180 community kitchens across the Strip, and free bread has been delivered to more than 400 shelters and displacement sites.<\/p>\n
However, food rations have been cut by half in February, largely because there are note enough supplies in Gaza. Around two-thirds of the aid trucks coming through the Egypt corridor were sent back this month.<\/p>\n
Inside Gaza, coordinated humanitarian movements with the Israeli authorities also continue. Of ten missions planned yesterday, four were facilitated \u2013 including the collection of fuel, tents and baby kits from the Kerem Shalom crossing. Five missions were impeded, and a request to assess a water, sanitation and hygiene facility in North Gaza was denied.<\/p>\n
On the health front, humanitarians say they continue to see more people living with disabilities. Many have received amputations, while some have suffered spinal cord and brain trauma. Hundreds of people have received traumatic injuries since the ceasefire.<\/p>\n
Under an already fragile health system, these patients face challenges, especially since the entry of prosthetics and other essential assistive devices remains heavily restricted.<\/p>\n
The UN and partners continue to call for impediments to be\u202flifted\u202fso they can scale up\u202fassistance.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, this week, partners provided mental health and psychosocial support to more than 10,000 people \u2013 this includes women and children, as well as caregivers and front-line workers. Humanitarians have also opened safe spaces offering psychosocial support, mental health care, and essential daily items \u2013 including menstrual hygiene supplies \u2013 in Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis. Overall, more than 60 such spaces are now operational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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