3 December 2025

Highlights:

  • A ceasefire on 10 October improved humanitarian access into the Gaza Strip, enabling Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF and partners to scale up life©\saving services for children. However, a significant increase in supplies into Gaza is urgently required ¨C particularly for winterisation items.
  • Despite gains, the malnutrition situation remains precarious and far above pre-crisis levels, with a very high number of children still being identified with acute malnutrition as of October.
  • WASH improvements implemented by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF in the Gaza Strip included new water network connections and maintenance of desalination plants, while protective spaces for displaced girls were established. In October, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF reached 1.2 million people in average through sanitation and hygiene services.
  • In the West Bank, escalating settler violence and movement restrictions further increased child protection risks and impeded access to education and safe water.
  • Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF requires US$ 299.2 million to meet urgent humanitarian needs, with the funding gap for Nutrition activities remaining at 72 per cent.