Aid still woefully short of Gaza needs as heavy rains, winter approach
Despite a ceasefire mandating the passage of humanitarian aid, only a fraction of the aid needed has been let into Gaza.

Despite a ceasefire mandating the passage of humanitarian aid, only a fraction of the aid needed has been let into Gaza.

![Palestinian students resume their interrupted education at a UNRWA-affiliated school, which had been converted into a shelter for Palestinians whose homes had been destroyed in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on November 3, 2025. [Mohammed Nassar/Anadolu Agency]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AA-20251103-39602987-39602971-EDUCATION_RESUMES_AT_UNRWA_SCHOOL_SHELTER_IN_DEIR_ALBALAH_cropped-1762532061.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




![Judge Yuji Iwasawa, president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), attends a hearing in the ongoing case regarding Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, in The Hague, Netherlands, April 28, 2025. [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters] (Reuters)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-04-28T083525Z_1486242721_RC2W6EA2Q6WY_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-WORLD-COURT_cropped-1761154232.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![Relatives of the Palestinians who died as a result of the Israeli drone strike in the courtyard of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital mourn as the dead bodies were taken from the hospital morgue for burial in Gaza City, Gaza on August 17, 2025. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras/Anadolu Agency]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250817-38850772-38850735-ISRAELI_DRONE_STRIKE_KILLS_7_PALESTINIANS_IN_GAZA_CITY-1755419934.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The surge in Israel’s bombardment in the north of the Gaza Strip comes as it plans to seize Gaza City.
Atef Abu Khater’s weight dropped to just 25kg (55lbs) before he died of malnutrition, his family says.

At least 60 Palestinians were killed while trying to get aid in Gaza in the past 24 hours.
French president calls establishment of a Palestinian state ‘a moral duty and a political necessity’.
Deadly Israeli fire kills at least 10 Palestinians trying to reach aid distribution point in two days.
Most states that participated in the rhetorical hearings said Israel has failed to deliver aid to Palestinians.
Israel’s aid blockade is threatening Palestinians’ existence in Gaza, UN rights chief Volker Turk warned.

Children were among the victims of Israel’s overnight attack on houses across Khan Younis in Gaza.

The UNRWA chief addressed a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Gaza’s hunger crisis after Israel stopped all aid.

UNRWA has been a lifeline for millions of Palestinian refugees. What happens to them if it shuts down?