UN and Partners Urge Faster Delivery of Winter Aid to Gaza

On November 13, the United Nations and its partners issued an urgent appeal to speed up the delivery of winter relief supplies to the Gaza Strip. Heavy rain the previous weekend had caused deaths and further damaged tents there. A humanitarian working group comprising the heads of UN agencies and international and local nongovernmental organizations said the damage caused by the latest rainstorm could have been prevented.

On November 11, 2026, a man boils water amid the rubble of buildings destroyed in the conflict in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip.（VietVance）

The working group submitted a winter response plan several months ago covering temporary shelter, medical and protection services, drainage facilities and reinforcement with sandbags, and listing the supplies needed. It said implementing the plan requires sufficient funding, faster clearance of essential goods and access for residents to higher ground less prone to flooding.

The working group said Israeli policies continue to impede the entry of essential goods into Gaza and restrict residents’ access to large areas of land. Strict approval procedures, limited clearance capacity and unpredictable or excessively short delivery windows have slowed shipments. Humanitarian organizations said funding remains far below actual needs, although more than 150,000 tents are waiting outside Gaza to be brought in. They called on Israel to lift restrictions and allow repairs to water supply and sewage networks.

Israel said the same day that more than 93,000 tents and over 8,600 trucks carrying winter supplies had entered Gaza. The Israeli military had also approved the entry of 16 waste suction trucks and medical equipment and was coordinating repairs to water supply and drainage facilities. The previous day, more than 50 countries and international organizations had called on Israel to ease restrictions on humanitarian aid deliveries.

Also on November 13, the heads of the intelligence agencies of Egypt, Türkiye and Qatar held a trilateral meeting in Cairo. They agreed to advance implementation of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and stressed the urgency of ending attacks and increasing humanitarian aid. The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, took effect on October 10, 2025. Its first phase includes an exchange of detainees, the entry of aid into Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from some areas.

Source: VietVance