WFP Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #56

12 June 2025

Highlights

On 12 June, WFP delivered food through Zikim border point (West Erez) into North Gaza, for the first time since the blockade started on 2 March.

To date, the whole Gaza Strip is short of food, with less than 10 percent of required wheat flour for one month having reached the population. Most WFP and partner convoys are intercepted by desperate and hungry civilians, before aid can be formally distributed.

WFP urges the immediate opening of multiple crossings, safer transport route and vetting for more drivers to be able to collect cargo. Getting just one bag of flour to every family would help reduce panic, restore order, and enable sustained humanitarian access at scale.

Situation Update:

• Gaza remains under expanded military operations, with widespread displacement, collapsed law and order, and severe restrictions on humanitarian movements.
• Safe aid access remains highly constrained by insecurity, limited transport routes and critical fuel shortages, especially in northern Gaza.
• A series of incidents affecting WFP convoys in early June disrupted operations. On 4 June, one of the drivers was fatally injured and several others were wounded during a food delivery, which triggered a four-day transport strike that affected WFP and other humanitarian organizations. The strike was resolved following mediation between the drivers’ association and the Israeli Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA). On 6 and 10 June, two WFP convoys were stopped along their routes and food was offloaded by desperate and hungry civilians. Reports of injuries and fatalities among those present are under investigation. Despite these challenges, WFP continues to deliver assistance and work to secure safer humanitarian access to northern Gaza.
• In Gaza, a full telecom blackout (disruptions ongoing) on 12 June has halted humanitarian coordination. Only patchy mobile signal remains, and WFP-led repairs are blocked by denied access. The blackout has halted convoy preparation and disrupted communications. A 12 June convoy was cancelled due to inability to coordinate.
• On 4 June, a UN Security Council resolution for a permanent ceasefire was vetoed. Another ceasefire is urgently needed and is the only way to reach all people safely across Gaza with life-saving assistance.
• In the West Bank, military operations have displaced over 44,000 Palestinians since January 2025. Displaced families lack food, shelter, essential services, and access to healthcare. Severe movement restrictions, including road closures and checkpoint delays, continue to disrupt humanitarian access.
• As a result of the escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran. A countrywide “special situation” was declared, and UN staff were instructed to work from home.