UN reports serious obstacles remain for aid and healthcare access in Gaza
Access for aid agencies in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire, but serious obstacles remain, the UN reports in a humanitarian situation update. UN and partner groups report that only 5 percent of shipments are now being blocked, down sharply from 80 percent between May 19 and October 9 this year.
The Israeli military has allowed a new wave of aid trucks to access Gaza over the past few hours. Different trucks affiliated with UNICEF and the WFP were making the journey to warehouses in central and northern areas of the Strip.
But it’s worth reminding that … the Israeli military is allowing for commercial trucks to flow to the Strip without any significant restrictions while humanitarian aid trucks remain partially restricted. UNRWA is still banned from delivering about 6,000 aid trucks stationed on the other side of the border … That’s considered to be another massive restriction on the ability of UN agencies to operate freely and sufficiently to meet the needs of Gaza’s population.
The healthcare system is under immense pressure. Only about a third of health facilities are operational, including 14 of 36 hospitals and 10 of 16 field hospitals, while the loss of more than 1,700 health workers since October 2023 has left staff stretched to the limit.
Medical teams are providing emergency care and evacuating patients where possible, but overcrowding, poor sanitation, and malnutrition leave millions vulnerable. Humanitarian efforts are slowly improving access, yet urgent support is still needed to prevent further suffering.
Israeli attacks expand to north Gaza
Our team on the ground reports that Israel has now bombed the Shujayea and Tuffah neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City.
The army has been intermittently attacking areas of southern Gaza’s Khan Younis since the early hours of this morning.
Palestinian killed and his brother injured by Israeli gunfire in Gaza
A Palestinian has been killed and his brother wounded by Israeli gunfire in the Shujayea neighbourhood in east Gaza City, a source at al-Ahli Arab Hospital has told Al Jazeera.
Israel returns more bodies of Palestinian prisoners
The Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza’s Khan Younis says 30 more bodies of Palestinian prisoners have arrived from the Israeli side as part of the prisoner-captive exchange deal agreed in early October.
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Al-Shifa Hospital reports Palestinian killed by Israeli troops in Gaza
A Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip by Israeli army fire, Al-Shifa Hospital reported.
Red Cross and Hamas brigades search for remains of Israeli captives in Khan Younis
The International Committee of the Red Cross and members of Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, have travelled to east Khan Younis to search for the remains of Israeli captives, sources in the armed group have told Al Jazeera.
