27 November 2025
(As of 18:00 on 26 November 2025, unless otherwise noted)
HIGHLIGHTS
Between 23 and 25 November, partners assisted 18,000 families with monthly food parcels through 59 distribution points across Gaza. Since the start of November, over 204,000 families (1,020,000 people) have received food parcels as part of the monthly assistance cycle.
Nutrition Cluster partners continue to expand malnutrition treatment sites in northern Gaza. Eight new sites were opened last week, bringing the total number of functional sites in the north to 31 and more than 140 across the Strip.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Based on an initial observation by the Food Security Cluster Partners, as of 24 November, market conditions remain fragile. Firewood prices have risen sharply due to increased winter demand and limited supply. While prices of some vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, onions, and potatoes, have decreased, they remain roughly three times higher than pre-war levels. Wheat flour availability has improved due to aid distributions, with prices currently ranging from three to four NIS (1.2 US$) per kilogram and 40 to 45 NIS (14$) for a 25 kg bag.
People across Gaza are facing growing challenges as winter worsens. Many families live in worn-out tents that offer little protection from cold or rain, while financial hardship makes purchasing winter essentials nearly impossible. These conditions are increasing stress for children and caregivers. Meeting the needs of vulnerable families is even harder as shelters deteriorate, leak, and sustain damage, while field teams operate in harsh conditions with minimal heating. Heavy rain has damaged tents used as safe spaces for women and children, disrupted activities at several sites, and delayed winter clothing distributions.
UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED AID ENTRY*
On 26 November, 4,431 pallets of aid administered by the UN and its partners were offloaded at Gaza’s crossings, based on data retrieved from the UN 2720 Mechanism dashboard at 18:00 on 27 November. About 47 per cent of these pallets contained food supplies, followed by shelter (43 per cent), water, sanitation and hygiene supplies (7 per cent), health supplies (2 per cent), and protection supplies (less than 1 per cent). At least 190 truckloads were offloaded in Kerem Shalom.
On 26 November, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) international monitors deployed at Gaza’s crossings reported the collection of 7,286 pallets of aid from Kerem Shalom (6,320 pallets) and Zikim (966 pallets) crossings. These comprised 4,256 pallets of food supplies, including food parcels, fresh vegetables, canned chicken and vegetables, and wheat flour; 603 pallets of winter clothes, 631 pallets of tents, 837 pallets of emergency shelter materials, including blankets, kitchen kits, and tarpaulins; 42 pallets of water tanks, and 647 pallets of health and dignity kits.
Overall, between 10 October, when the ceasefire entered into effect, and 26 November, at least 116,468 pallets of humanitarian cargo were offloaded, and 100,909 pallets were collected, from the different crossings. Of the collected cargo, 1,838 pallets (2 per cent) were intercepted during transit within Gaza.
All the above data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.
As of 27 November, Kerem Shalom, Zikim and Kissufim crossings remained operational, with humanitarian cargo offloading and uplifting alternating days between Zikim and Kissufim.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
Food Security
Between 23 and 25 November, partners assisted more than 18,000 families with monthly food parcels through 59 distribution points across the Gaza Strip, including two in northern Gaza and 19 in Gaza city. Overall, since the start of November, over 204,000 families (1,020,000 people) have received general food parcel distributions as part of the monthly assistance cycle. Transportation and poor road conditions continue to hinder access to communities and partners in northern Gaza.
Nutrition
Nutrition Cluster further expanded malnutrition treatment sites in northern Gaza. Eight new sites were opened last week, bringing the total number of functional sites in the north to 31 and more than 140 across the Strip.
Education
Education Cluster partners continued fencing works in three schools in eastern Gaza city to demarcate and secure learning spaces within school yards. Tent installation is progressing, with 14 high-performance tents allocated to establish safe spaces for learning and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS).
Heavy rains continue to disrupt operation of the Temporary Learning Spaces (TLSs). One TLS in Deir al Balah serving 5,773 students, was affected on 25 November, and 38 TLSs have now been affected by the recent rainfalls. Repair efforts remain limited due to severe shortages of tents and tarpaulins.
Relocation of internally displaced people (IDPs) from schools that serve as shelters remains a major advocacy priority to free up space for learning. Given the limited available sites and the sensitivities involved, any relocation must be undertaken in a safe, dignified, and appropriate manner. Education partners, together with the Ministry of Education in Gaza, continue efforts to bring children back to learning spaces, although options remain constrained.
Water, Sanitations and Hygiene (WASH)
The Sheikh Radwan well has been restored, and another well in Beit Lahiya is already operating with system installation underway. A new pipeline is being extended to Mawasi to serve the IDP site. These efforts are expected to significantly reduce reliance on water trucking.
Repairs to sewage installation and water drainage network are ongoing as part of the winterization efforts. Work also continues at the Saftawi Lagoon to manage wastewater collection in Jabalya. Despite these efforts, the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility reported localized flooding across the Gaza Strip, which is expected to persist if repairs are not completed promptly.
Protection
Child Protection
On 24 November, CP partners successfully reunited 32 unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) with their families.
Case management teams have referred high-risk cases affected by the current wave of storms and supported the distribution of 100,000 winter kits for children, with further distributions planned in the coming days.
Mine Action
On 26 November, partners conducted five explosive hazard assessments.
During the period from 23 to 27 November, four partners carried out explosive ordnance risk education sessions in Deir al Balah, Khan Younis, Gaza City, and the Middle Area, reaching a total of 13,941 people.
Site Management Cluster
Site Management Cluster partners remain focused on winterization activities, including sandbagging with flour bags and other food security sector food bags, which remain the primary tools available for flood mitigation.
Following recent mapping of flooding risks in sites, partners are conducting on-site assessments to identify additional interventions based on agency capacity. Coordination continues with partners to relocate households at highest risk along the shoreline.
* All figures solely refer to UN and partner assistance dispatched through the UN-coordinated system. They are preliminary and will be reconciled in the course of the ceasefire. Supplies entering through bilateral donations and the commercial sector are not reflected.
