Gaza Humanitarian Response
Situation Report No. 44
11 December 2025
(As of 18:00 on 10 December 2025, unless otherwise noted)
HIGHLIGHTS
An eight-month-old infant passed away due to the severe cold in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, while heavy rains and flooding are currently affecting hundreds of households. The UN and partners on the ground have set up a system for rapid, joint response to flooding alerts, working side-by-side to distribute tents, tarpaulins, warm cloths, blankets and dignity kits.
Three additional Temporary Learning Spaces able to accommodate over 800 children were established over the past two days, as work continues to set up ten more learning spaces in southern Gaza.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Persistent heavy rainfall and extremely low temperatures are compounding dire conditions, at a time when there is no access to gas or electricity, extremely limited wood supplies, and limited distribution of shelter items to displaced people due challenges with the entry of supplies. On 10 December, at least 465 households (2,731 people) residing in 260 tents were affected by flooding, with the figure continuing to rise. Tragically, an eight-month-old infant passed away due to the severe cold in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis. In a single day, more than 1,500 people were observed to have moved from Khan Younis to Gaza city.
In the areas at highest risk of flooding, all family tents experienced flooding to varying degrees, forcing many families to seek temporary refuge in Designated Emergency Shelters (DES) after fleeing inundated areas. Site Management Cluster partner assessments confirmed that all tents and some classrooms inside DESs were flooded. The sanitation and hygiene committees have been actively clearing gullies and manholes, marking their second effort this week to mitigate the impact of the rainfall. Along the seashore, all families that had not previously moved were displaced by flooding and are now being accommodated by relatives at external sites. Coordination between municipal winter emergency committees and Site Management teams is ongoing throughout the Gaza Strip, especially in high-risk sites and DESs, to manage and alleviate the effects of this rain cycle. The need for winterization items including tents, tarps, winter clothing, blankets, and other non-food items remains extremely high.
Across Gaza, UN agencies and partners on the ground have set up a system to respond jointly to flooding alerts as they come in, working side-by-side to distribute all available supplies. As of 17:00 hrs on 11 December, they had already processed 161 flooding alerts since the morning and carried out assessments covering more than 16,000 families in different areas.
Sporadic airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to be reported across all Gaza governorates, with the majority recorded in the Gaza city area, east of the “Yellow Line”. The Israeli Defence Forces reported the killing of one Palestinian who allegedly crossed the “Yellow Line” jointly with a second individual, posing a threat to the soldiers. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, four people were killed and 10 injured in the past 24 hours, bringing the total reported casualties since the start of the ceasefire to 383 deaths and 1,002 wounded.
UNITED NATIONS-COORDINATED AID ENTRY*
On 10 December, at least 3,905 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 17:00 on 11 December. About 54 per cent of these pallets contained food supplies, followed by shelter (22 per cent), health (13 per cent), water, sanitation and hygiene items (10 per cent), and operational equipment (1 per cent).
On the same day, UNOPS international monitors deployed at Gaza’s crossings verified the collection of at least 2,996 pallets of aid – 1,703 from Kerem Shalom between 09:19 and 14:15, and 1,293 from Zikim between 07:55 and 10:55. These comprised inter alia 1,689 pallets of food assistance, including flour, food parcels, date bars and canned chicken, 875 of hygiene materials and cleaning supplies, 346 of infant food and nutrition supplements, 70 of blankets and 24 of medicines.
Overall, between the announcement of the ceasefire on 10 October, and 9 December, at least 158,242 pallets of humanitarian cargo were offloaded, and 136,735 pallets collected from the different crossings. Only 2 per cent of all uplifted aid was intercepted during transit within Gaza.
The above data excludes bilateral donations and the commercial sector.
On 10 December, six out of eight humanitarian movements submitted for coordination with the Israeli authorities were facilitated. For the second time this week, an assessment mission aimed to physically verify the locations of UN armoured vehicles that were last known to be at the UN Logistics Base in Rafah was denied outright. Another cargo collection mission from Kerem Shalom had to be cancelled by the organizers.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
The below are preliminary updates shared by Clusters at the time of reporting and will be reconciled and aggregated in the coming days as Clusters receive more data from the capillary network of partners active on the ground.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
To facilitate a rapid response to the heavy rainfall, WASH partners adapted operations in camps allocating focal points and mobile pumps for each Governorate in advance of the storm.
Emergency construction of an earth embankment at Al-Rantisi Hospital to protect the exposed building foundations is underway.
Construction and placement of WASH services is ongoing in the Khan Younis flood relocation site at Hamad City.
Shelter
On 10 December, Shelter partners reached 2,887 households with shelter and non-food items assistance. The distributed items include: 1,770 tarps to 590 households in Khan Younis, 5,576 tarps to 1,592 households in Deir al Balah, 170 tents in Gaza City and Khan Younis, in addition to 535 clothing vouchers to 535 households in North Gaza and Gaza City.
The Shelter Cluster is coordinating closely with several partners to activate a rapid response to many referrals from different partners, IDP sites, and relevant stakeholders considering the current winter storm in Gaza.
Protection
Child Protection
Recent storms damaged at least 10 Child Safe Spaces. In Gaza city, Child protection partners continued winter-response efforts; a total of 6,000 clothing kits were distributed for children across different age groups on 10 December, with safeguarding measures in place at all distribution points.
Between 9 and 10 December, 520 children and 335 caregivers were reached with Mental Health and Psychosocial support (MHPSS) sessions and recreational activities in Child Safe Spaces and shelters. This included structured group sessions, individual MHPSS, individual counselling, and Teaching Recovery Techniques. During the same period, more than 100 children participated in six sessions of the “Gaza We Want” initiative, which provides structured, child-focused psychosocial support aimed at restoring stability and emotional safety for displaced children.
Families report difficulty keeping children warm at night, increasing stress and reducing participation in activities. Caregivers describe rising exhaustion as they move frequently in search of safer shelter while trying to meet basic needs. They continue to request additional winter items, counselling, and safe spaces where children can recover and reconnect.
Mine Action
On 10 December, Mine Action partners conducted two Explosive Hazard Assessments (EHAs) in Deir al Balah and Gaza city, including in support of rubble removal efforts, and provided Explosive Ordnance-related technical advice during one inter-agency mission.
One Explosive Ordnance incident was recorded in Gaza city on 10 December, leading to one person killed and one injured.
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education sessions continue, with partners reaching at least 8,541 people between 7 and 11 December in Gaza city, Deir al Balah and Khan Younis.
Education
Since the beginning of December, approximately 191,968 children have been receiving High-Energy Biscuits and Fortified Date Bars across 232 Temporary Learning Spaces (TLSs) in the Gaza Strip.
Three additional TLSs were established over the past two days, which can accommodate around 810 school-age children. Ten new sites have also been identified for the establishment of additional learning spaces in Deir al Balah, Khan Younis and at the Rafah–Khan Younis border; work is underway to complete these spaces and further increase enrolment.
A lack of furniture continues to hinder efforts to improve the learning environment. Although 65 classrooms were recently lightly rehabilitated, they still lack basic items, including furniture and mats. The onset of cold winter conditions is creating harsh learning environments for children and is impacting learning spaces. Additionally, continued restrictions on the entry of basic learning materials are limiting the quality of the learning opportunities being provided.
