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Context & Rationale
As of February 2026, the population across the Gaza Strip continues to face the cumulative impacts of prolonged conflict and repeated displacement, despite the ceasefire and some reported improvements in market access and movement.
Widespread destruction of housing, infrastructure, and basic service networks continues to negatively affect living conditions, particularly for households residing in damaged, partially repaired, or temporary shelters. Recovery remains slow, and shelter related needs persist across all governorates.
Gender analysis further indicates that displaced women and girls face heightened protection risks in overcrowded and damaged shelter environments, including lack of privacy and increased exposure to violence2. These risks underscore the importance of ensuring that shelter responses are not only timely but also safe and protection-sensitive.
Markets remain vulnerable. Although vendors reported more regular market operations and slightly improved movement of goods compared to the period immediately preceding the ceasefire, overall market functionality remains constrained.
Supply chains for shelter materials and essential household items continue to face disruptions, with limited availability of key commodities and ongoing price volatility. As a result, households’ capacity to meet basic shelter and household item needs through local markets remains limited, particularly in the context of continued displacement, limited return movements, and seasonal pressures.
In this context, up-to-date and evidence-driven market monitoring data is essential to inform humanitarian shelter programming. This assessment provides a snapshot of market functionality, availability, and price trends for key shelter, tool, and repair materials and household commodities, drawing on vendor perspectives to identify gaps and support evidence-based, market-sensitive, and protection-informed response planning across Gaza.