General Coordinator of the Network of Civil Society Organizations, Mohammed Saleha:

▪ The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening, and the humanitarian response is weak and limited due to the very limited quantities of aid allowed into the Strip.

▪ The actual need is estimated at about 800 to 1000 trucks per day, while only between 200 and 260 trucks are allowed in.

▪ 90% of the population of the Gaza Strip depends primarily on humanitarian aid, which makes up only 40% of the total trucks.

▪ Gaza will face famine risks if aid continues at this weak pace, especially since most families are unable to buy goods because of high prices and weak purchasing power.

▪ The unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip exceeds 85%, with many facilities and factories stopping work, and the absence of the private sector will make recovery in the future very difficult.

▪ 800,000 citizens are living in dilapidated tents and need new tents, tarpaulins, and shelter equipment with the approach of winter.

▪ About 77% of the people of the Gaza Strip are living in tents, and the number is increasing daily as a result of targeting homes and buildings and forcing citizens to flee to limited areas.

▪ All the people of the Gaza Strip are living in only about 30% of the Strip’s area, while 10% of this area lies along what is known as the yellow line, which makes living there risky.

▪ The water crisis is worsening because water wells have stopped, especially in the eastern and northern areas of Gaza City and the north of the Strip, as a result of generators stopping and a shortage of the supplies needed to operate them.

▪ Citizens depend primarily on water provided by trucks, which is limited and provides only 60 to 80 liters per day for a family of 6 to 9 people.

▪ International organizations and UN agencies are currently unable to meet the scale of needs because of the limited amount allowed into the Strip.

▪ The occupation is trying to end the work of UNRWA in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank with the aim of erasing the refugee issue.

▪ Less than 40% of children in the Gaza Strip are receiving education services, while about 60% are deprived of education.

▪ If those concerned do not act seriously, the educational situation will be catastrophic after two to three years because children may complete primary school without going to schools.

▪ The recovery process must begin by building schools or restoring them and bringing in the materials necessary to operate them.