29 October 2025

Highlights:

  • Mass displacement trauma, as over 450,000 children in Gaza City face “devastating consequences” from military operations, with 70 per cent experiencing sleep disturbances and psychological distress.
  • Healthcare system collapses, as four additional hospitals forced to close in northern Gaza, leaving children with disabilities and preterm babies in incubators at extreme risk.
  • Drinking and domestic water was continuously provided by ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF to cover more than 1.6 million people in the Gaza Strip (including 600,000 children), while health care was provided to 40,000 people, and 78,000 children were screened for malnutrition.
  • In the West Bank, ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF delivered 523,000 vaccine doses, refurbished five Primary Health Care centres, provided child protection services for over 3,000 children, and supported 6,000+ students with remedial learning.
  • ±¬ÁÏÍøICEF requires US$ 346.6 million to meet urgent humanitarian needs, with the funding gap for Nutrition activities remaining at 77 per cent.