WHO chief announces plans to renovate 20 health facilities in Gaza
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says it will rebuild or renovate 20 destroyed or damaged health facilities across Gaza attacked during Israel’s invasion.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the effort will take place in partnership with the UN children’s agency UNICEF and the agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
The agencies will provide “routine vaccinations, nutrition screening and treatment, and growth monitoring” for an estimated 44,000 children.
Next week, @WHO, @UNICEF and @UNRWA will begin providing routine vaccinations, nutrition screening and treatment, and growth monitoring for 44,000 children across #Gaza, who have been cut off from life-saving care for nearly two years of conflict.
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— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 5, 2025
Amount of aid entering Gaza ‘wholly insufficient’
The Norwegian Refugee Council says only 100 aid trucks are entering war-ravaged Gaza daily through the UN system as the NGO and other humanitarian organisations are “effectively barred” from bringing in desperately needed assistance.
“There may be aid coming in through governments like [the UAE and Egypt] that we don’t have oversight over, but we know the amount of aid that is entering is wholly insufficient for the tremendous amount of need in Gaza after two years of bombardment and destruction,” communication adviser Shaina Low told Al Jazeera.
“We have about $4m worth of aid sitting in warehouses in Egypt waiting to be deployed,” including shelter and hygiene supplies that will be critical for the approaching winter, she added.
“But each time we apply with the Israelis, we get rejected.”
Desperate people run to fill containers with water in Gaza City on Thursday
Gaza receives less than one-third of aid promised by Israel
Gaza’s Government Media Office says only 4,453 trucks have entered the Strip since the ceasefire began last month, far short of the 15,600 expected by Wednesday. The enclave is receiving an average of 171 trucks daily, less than one-third the 600 stipulated under the ceasefire agreement, the office said in a statement.
Israel is blocking more than 350 essential food items, including eggs, meat, fish, dairy products and vegetables, while allowing soft drinks, chocolate and chips to enter, it added.
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