This report, issued daily from Monday to Saturday, outlines efforts and progress made by the UN and its partners to scale up humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip under the ceasefire that entered into effect on 10 October 2025. For all situation reports see here.
HIGHLIGHTS
On 12 November, more than 1.3 million meals were delivered by 25 partners through 194 kitchens:143,000 in northern Gaza and more than 1.2 million in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis governorates.
On 13 November, humanitarian partners distributed more than 6,500 tarpaulins, 229 blankets, and 996 tents in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.
Since the start of the ceasefire, partners installed 660 household latrines in Deir al Balah, benefiting 660 families.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
On the night of 12 November, the remains of an Israeli hostage was handed over to the Israeli authorities.
Partners continue to scale up response across Gaza in line with the 60-day Ceasefire Plan, but they are facing multiple impediments that impact speed and efficiency. After two years of war, the needs are immense. To reach more people faster, full and sustained opening of existing and additional crossings is required, bureaucratic and administrative bottlenecks must be removed, safety of convoys and humanitarian staff must be guaranteed, additional routes within Gaza must be opened, and the work of international non-governmental organizations must be facilitated.
UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED HUMANITARIAN AID ENTRY*
On 13 November, 3,041 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 14:00 on 14 November. About 67 per cent of these pallets included food, followed by shelter supplies (27 per cent), agriculture and livestock supplies (4 per cent), and WASH supplies (2 per cent).
On 13 November, based on preliminary data, at least 1,539 pallets of blankets, high energy biscuits, winter clothes, diapers and medical supplies, as well as 209,000 litres of fuel were collected from the crossings under the United Nations coordinated mechanism. This data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.
As of 14 November, Kerem Shalom and Kissufim crossings remain open and operational, with humanitarian cargo offload reportedly planned on 14 November at Zikim crossing.
Meanwhile, Government-to-Government convoys from Jordan remain suspended since 18 September and ongoing customs delays and stringent scanning procedures continue at Ashdod Port.
Within Gaza, the Salah ad Din Road remains closed for cargo. As a result, supply collection in the south remains limited to the narrow and highly congested Philadelphi Corridor/Al-Rasheed Road, exposing convoys to heightened risks of interception, particularly when loaded trucks are forced to hold in crowded areas.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
Food Security
On 12 November, more than 1.3 million meals were delivered by 25 partners through 194 kitchens:143,000 in northern Gaza and more than 1.2 million in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis governorates.
Between 1-11 November, partners assisted around 53,000 families, through 47 distribution points in the Strip, including 10 in northern Gaza, with two food parcels per family, covering 50 per cent of their daily caloric needs.
Shelter
On 13 November, more than 10,000 tarpaulins and 18,000 ropes entered the Strip.
During the same period, cluster partners distributed emergency shelter materials and other essential items across Gaza as follows:
About 6,500 tarpaulins to more than 2,000 households in Deir al Balah.
Some 229 blankets and 996 tents in Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.
A cluster partner has begun installing makeshift tents from tarpaulins and wood for 1,000 families in Deir al Balah, east of Salah ad Din Road. The planned target is to reach 3,000 families. The site selection was coordinated with the Ministry of Public Works in Ramallah.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
The Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU), with their partners continue the maintenance work on water and sewage networks in Gaza city, with an increased number of field teams. On 13 November, six teams carried out repairs in accessible neighbourhoods.
CMWU and partners are conducting repairs to damaged wastewater networks at key locations, including Ansar Junction – Al-Quds Street, Holy Family Church, and Hael Abdul Hamid Street in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza city.
Debris removal has commenced at the Al Shifa Hospital desalination plant site in preparation for maintenance works. Once operational, the plant will be able to treat 500 m³of water daily.
A cluster partner continues to support the subsidized water project targeting 20 desalination units, with a combined production capacity of up to 4,200 m³/day across the Strip, with the potential to provide drinking water to 700,000 people.
Cluster partners continue distributing infection prevention and control supplies to critical healthcare facilities to strengthen infection prevention and control measures. These joint efforts aim to reduce transmission risks and ensure safer service delivery in the current emergency context.
Since the start of the ceasefire, 660 household latrines have been installed in Deir al Balah, benefiting 660 families.
Between 12 and 13 November, a cluster partner distributed 40 add-on kits for people with specific needs and relocated household sanitation units to northern Gaza to install latrines for the most vulnerable families.
Protection
On 12 November, partners reported reaching over 1,246 people through integrated protection, psychosocial and humanitarian assistance. This includes 141 people receiving Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and 142 people receiving Psychological First Aid. Partners also provided structured psychosocial support to 98 women and children, psychoeducation to 334 people; supported 16 vulnerable families with cash assistance and delivered multiple capacity-building sessions for 20 frontline workers and volunteers.
Child Protection (CP):
Between 12 and 13 November, cluster partners reached 1,000 children and 435 caregivers across the Strip, delivering critical services including case management, psychological first aid, group and individual counselling, speech therapy, life skills training and positive parenting support. Community based child protection activities were carried out in 13 locations, while over 500 children and adults were reached through child protection awareness sessions on abuse, risk mitigation and protection risks.
Mine Action:
Twenty-three explosive hazard assessment requests and one inter-agency request were received. Mine Action partners conducted one formal explosive ordnance risk education training for UNDP rubble removal workers.
Emergency Telecommunication Cluster
The main internet optic fibre line entering Gaza through Erez was severed on 3 November in a militarized zone, where access for repairs has been denied by Israeli authorities. Subsequent cuts to the backup fibre line on 6 and 9 November highlight the fragility of the network. The internet service provider is seeking necessary approvals to access the area in order to restore the connection.
Fuel
Between 10 and 12 November, the UN Office for Projects and Services (UNOPS) distributed 412,658 litres of diesel to partners – 350,989 litres in the south and 61,669 litres in the north - as well as 3,589 litres of petrol to support critical WASH, health, logistics, rubble removal, telecommunication, education, nutrition and protection operations.
* 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.
