OCHA: humanitarian scale-up in Gaza is well underway

12 October 2025

Our humanitarian scale-up in Gaza is well underway – and today brought some real progress.

For the first time since March, cooking gas entered the Strip. More tents for displaced families, frozen meat, fresh fruit, flour and medicines also crossed into Gaza throughout the day.

The UN and our partners distributed hundreds of thousands of hot meals and bread bundles – both in the south and in the north.

With the easing of movement and access restrictions in multiple areas, we were able to pre-position medical and emergency supplies to where they are needed most, assess key roads for explosive hazards, and support displaced families in flood-prone areas prepare for the winter season.

We also secured Israeli approval for more aid to move forward, bringing the amount in our cleared pipeline to 190,000 metric tons. This includes food, shelter items, medicine and other supplies.

This is just the beginning. As part of our plan for the first 60 days of the ceasefire, the UN and our partners will expand the scale and scope of our operations to deliver life-saving aid and services to virtually everyone across Gaza.