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18 March 2026<\/p>\n
In Gaza, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and its partners continue to deliver critical assistance, despite shrinking supplies due to increased restrictions since the regional escalation began.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Office for Project Services successfully collected\u202fmore than 400,000\u202fliters\u202fof fuel, while the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and partners working in water, sanitation and hygiene collected seven truckloads of supplies from Kerem Shalom, which remains the only operational crossing into Gaza.<\/p>\n
While the recent Israeli announcement that Rafah will reopen has not yet been implemented, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ stands ready to resume medical evacuations and support people returning to Gaza as soon as these movements are allowed again. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ will continue to call for more crossings to open for cargo.<\/p>\n
Despite the limited supplies, over the past week, partners leading on shelter delivered to more than 2,200 families \u2013 over 11,000 people \u2013 across Gaza. These supplies included emergency shelter kits, which include rope, nails, measuring tape, pots, pans and plates.<\/p>\n
However, humanitarians say that stocks of tents, bedding items, and other essential supplies are depleting rapidly. Some partners have turned to the local market to buy what they can \u2013 clothing, bedding, basic kitchen items \u2013 directly from vendors whose own capacity is already stretched thin. This is not a sustainable solution, as both the humanitarian and the commercial sectors are subject to the same bottleneck at Kerem Shalom.<\/p>\n
OCHA and its humanitarian partners continue to call for safe, unhindered humanitarian access to ensure that those in need receive the support they urgently need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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