The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is plunging into a dangerous new phase as Israeli authorities continue to block the entry of life-saving aid, marking the longest period since the beginning of the war in which no humanitarian supplies have reached the besieged enclave.

Essential provisions—food, medicine, fuel, and shelter materials—are running out in UN warehouses, forcing aid workers to ration what little remains to the most vulnerable. The situation grows more desperate by the day, particularly for the nearly 400,000 newly displaced Palestinians who have been forced to flee once again under the renewed military assault.

With the closure of crossings since March 2, and the collapse of the ceasefire on March 18, Gaza's health system and public services are reaching a breaking point. Fuel shortages are crippling water wells and waste management systems, raising the risk of deadly disease outbreaks in overcrowded shelters where access to clean water is already scarce.

Despite these dire conditions, humanitarian teams are still on the ground—providing water, sanitation, and basic health services. Every day, they conduct around 12,000 medical consultations and offer shelter to nearly 100,000 people across more than 100 shelters, delivering 2,500 cubic meters of water and collecting hundreds of tonnes of solid waste to prevent a public health catastrophe.

But these efforts are not sustainable without immediate international intervention. Aid must be allowed to flow freely and in sufficient quantities to avert famine, epidemics, and the further collapse of Gaza’s humanitarian infrastructure.

Since the resumption of hostilities in mid-March, over 1,600 Palestinians have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded. Behind every number is a story of loss, of resilience, and of a population enduring the unimaginable with no clear end in sight.