The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains fragile six months after the ceasefire. Since the eruption of hostilities on October 7, 2023, 72,315 Gazans have been killed and another 172,137 injured. Humanitarian experts warn that the situation could deteriorate further unless sustained aid and funding are secured.
EU, UN and World Bank estimate the cost of the recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip at $71.4 billion. Human development in Gaza has been set back 77 years. 1.9 million people have been displaced, 60% of the population has lost their home, 50% of hospitals are inoperative, almost all schools are destroyed or damaged and the economy has contracted by 84%.
There is a severe shortage of fuel, food and medicines in Gaza. The number of aid trucks entering Gaza has dropped drastically in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire with Hamas. Israel has killed more than 72,336 people since launching the brutal military offensive on October 7, 2023.
The killings of Palestinians in Gaza and settler violence across the West Bank are both continuing to surge. US-Hamas diplomatic talks in Cairo fell short of what either side has demanded. Since the October ceasefire, 777 Palestinians have been killed and 2,193 injured in Gaza. Since October 7, 2023, the cumulative death toll stands at 72,553.
$26.3bn will be needed in the first 18 months of Gaza's reconstruction to restore essential services, rebuild critical infrastructure and support its economic recovery. Physical infrastructure damages are estimated at $35.2bn, with economic and social losses amounting to $22.7bn. 371,888 housing units destroyed or damaged, more than 50% of hospitals nonfunctional and nearly all schools destroyed. Gazaās economy has contracted by 84% and 1.9 million people have been displaced.
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Violence in the Gaza Strip is at its highest since a ceasefire on Oct. 10, 2025. The North Gaza, Gaza and Deir al Balah governorates saw the sharpest increases. Restrictions hamper efforts to address the threat of unexploded ordnance across the territory.
Nickolay Mladenov, high representative of the Board of Peace, said Israel's restrictions at border crossings are the main obstacle preventing humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip. He warned that previous aid distribution mechanisms have been destroyed and alternative systems are not yet in place. He called for the rapid delivery of temporary housing units to shelter civilians and interventions to rebuild Gazaās health sector.
Munir Al-Barsh, director-general of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, has described a catastrophic situation in the besieged enclave. He said that the situation is not a temporary shortage but a deliberate manipulation of aid, masking ongoing starvation and killings despite claims of a ceasefire.