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UN Says Gaza Recovery Severely Impacted by Aid Restrictions and Failing Services
(MENAFN) According to reports, seven months after the October 2025 ceasefire, conditions in Gaza Strip continue to deteriorate amid an escalating humanitarian crisis characterised by weakened healthcare systems, widespread displacement, and acute shortages of basic necessities.
A humanitarian assessment issued on May 15 by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that although large-scale fighting has decreased, civilians across Gaza remain at serious risk due to collapsing infrastructure, limited medical resources, and ongoing displacement.
The report indicated that living conditions remain extremely harsh, with most residents still uprooted from their homes and facing growing environmental and public health dangers. According to reports, many people continue to shelter in overcrowded tents or damaged structures, while incidents involving strikes on residential areas are still being reported.
World Health Organization representative Renee Van de Weerdt recently returned from Gaza and briefed the United Nations in Geneva on Friday regarding conditions inside the territory.
“Nothing prepares you for Gaza,” she said while describing the widespread destruction witnessed throughout the enclave.
Despite the ceasefire agreement, violence has continued at lower levels. According to WHO figures referenced during the briefing, at least 880 Palestinians have reportedly been killed and more than 2,600 injured since October 2025.
According to reports, Gaza’s healthcare sector remains close to total collapse, with only a limited number of hospitals partially operational and none functioning at full capacity.
The WHO also pointed to continuing attacks affecting medical facilities, in addition to severe shortages involving medicines, oxygen equipment, laboratory materials, orthopaedic supplies, and testing reagents.
Van de Weerdt stressed that many of the items being restricted are not considered “dual-use” materials but rather critical medical supplies listed by the WHO as essential for healthcare operations.
She also warned that the lack of laboratory reagents is making it increasingly difficult to detect disease outbreaks, including hantavirus, particularly under conditions marked by overcrowding, rodent infestations, poor sanitation, and restricted access to clean water.
A humanitarian assessment issued on May 15 by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that although large-scale fighting has decreased, civilians across Gaza remain at serious risk due to collapsing infrastructure, limited medical resources, and ongoing displacement.
The report indicated that living conditions remain extremely harsh, with most residents still uprooted from their homes and facing growing environmental and public health dangers. According to reports, many people continue to shelter in overcrowded tents or damaged structures, while incidents involving strikes on residential areas are still being reported.
World Health Organization representative Renee Van de Weerdt recently returned from Gaza and briefed the United Nations in Geneva on Friday regarding conditions inside the territory.
“Nothing prepares you for Gaza,” she said while describing the widespread destruction witnessed throughout the enclave.
Despite the ceasefire agreement, violence has continued at lower levels. According to WHO figures referenced during the briefing, at least 880 Palestinians have reportedly been killed and more than 2,600 injured since October 2025.
According to reports, Gaza’s healthcare sector remains close to total collapse, with only a limited number of hospitals partially operational and none functioning at full capacity.
The WHO also pointed to continuing attacks affecting medical facilities, in addition to severe shortages involving medicines, oxygen equipment, laboratory materials, orthopaedic supplies, and testing reagents.
Van de Weerdt stressed that many of the items being restricted are not considered “dual-use” materials but rather critical medical supplies listed by the WHO as essential for healthcare operations.
She also warned that the lack of laboratory reagents is making it increasingly difficult to detect disease outbreaks, including hantavirus, particularly under conditions marked by overcrowding, rodent infestations, poor sanitation, and restricted access to clean water.
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