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UN: Ceasefire Eases Hunger in Gaza as Aid Grows, With Rafah Still Closed

Officials urge sustained access to protect children facing malnutrition, unsafe shelter, lost schooling.

Overview

  • UNICEF and WFP say more than 10,000 aid trucks have entered since Oct. 10, accounting for roughly 80% of humanitarian cargo.
  • WFP reports reaching over 1 million people each month with full rations, serving 400,000 hot meals daily and providing school snacks to about 230,000 children.
  • UNICEF says famine has been reversed for many, yet more than 100 children have been reported killed since the truce and about 100,000 remain acutely malnourished.
  • Education support is restarting as thousands of school and recreational kits enter for the first time in 2.5 years, even as at least 97% of schools are damaged and 60% of students lack in-person classes.
  • A UN update cites vaccinations for over 6,000 young children, bread support reaching 43% of the population and expanded shelter aid, while Rafah stays shut with no reopening announced.