To quickly respond to flood alerts, a coordinated system bringing together UN agencies and non-governmental organizations is distributing tents, tarps, warm clothing, blankets and dignity kits throughout Gaza.
The UN and its partners are also mobilizing heavy equipment to pump overflowing sewage – which poses serious health risks – away from residential areas. OCHA warned that the conditions have increased the risk of hypothermia, particularly among babies, as well as illnesses related to sewage flooding.
Elsewhere, humanitarian teams are helping hundreds of recently displaced people from the At Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City, where ongoing military operations have forced many residents to flee.
People who remain in or have returned to the As Sanafour area of ​​At Tufah (often due to lack of space elsewhere) report significant difficulties in accessing water, food and basic services.
Relief operations continue
Other relief operations continue within the framework of the humanitarian plan coordinated by the UN for the ceasefire.
Between December 23 and 26, partners working in water, sanitation and hygiene sent tens of thousands of dignity kits, hygiene kits and shampoo bottles throughout Gaza, reaching some 150,000 people in need, according to OCHA.
As of Sunday, partners addressing food insecurity had reached more than one million people (roughly half of Gaza’s population) through 60 distribution points with December’s monthly general food assistance.
In parallel, humanitarian partners distributed veterinary kits and animal feed to more than 2,000 families with livestock between December 9 and 26, helping to support local production and reduce dependence on aid.