Impediments continue to hinder Gaza aid

8/11/2025 7:30

Despite significant progress in scaling up aid since the Gaza ceasefire, delays in lifting impediments mean urgent needs are still unmet, UN humanitarians said Friday.



The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that aid entry remains limited to only two crossings, with no direct access from Israel to northern Gaza or from Egypt to southern Gaza, adding that certain items and staff of non-governmental organizations are not allowed in.



UN partners working on shelter support say that most displaced people remain in overcrowded makeshift sites, many of which were established spontaneously in open or unsafe areas.



They say that once impediments are lifted, they have enough materials in the pipeline to meet most of the needs of nearly 1.5 million Palestinians requiring such assistance.