29 December 2025
OCHA says?the humanitarian community?in Gaza?is providing emergency response?as an ongoing rainstorm?causes?war-damaged?buildings?to collapse,?floods?tents?and?soaks?people¡¯s belongings.
Over the past 24 hours, weather conditions?have?led to further casualties and increased health risks,?including hypothermia among babies and illnesses linked to overflowing sewage.
To?respond swiftly?to flood?alerts,?a system?brings?together Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ agencies and non-governmental organizations?to distribute tents, tarpaulins, warm clothes,?blankets?and dignity kits across Gaza.?The?Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and its partners?are also mobilizing heavy equipment to pump?overflowing?sewage away from residential areas.
Separately, humanitarian teams are?helping?hundreds?of people newly displaced from the ?neighbourhood?of?At?Tufah?in?Gaza?city, where military operations have?forced?many from?their homes.?People who?remain?in or have returned to?As?Sanafour?area of the?neighbourhood,?typically because of lack of space elsewhere,?report?significant challenges in accessing water,?food?and basic services.
Meanwhile, other?relief operations under the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-coordinated humanitarian plan for the ceasefire continue.
Between 23 and 26 December,?partners?leading on water, sanitation and hygiene?dispatched?tens of thousands of?dignity kits,?hygiene kits?and?bottles of shampoo?across Gaza?for some?150,000?people in need.
As of yesterday, partners working to mitigate food insecurity have reached more than one million people ¨C half of Gaza¡¯s population ¨C through 60 distribution points with the monthly general food assistance for December. In parallel, to support local production and reduce aid dependency, they have distributed veterinary kits and animal feed to more than 2,000 families with livestock between 9 and 26 December.
Document Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Subject: Assistance, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief
Publication Date: 29/12/2025
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