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SITUATION OVERVIEW
Evacuation orders are in effect for about 80 per cent of the Gaza Strip, leaving civilians exposed to the dangers of hostilities and deprived of access to essential services. North Gaza remains under a “near-total siege” while 1.7 milion people in central and southern Gaza face severe supply shortages. The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian convoys. November saw a daily rate of 65 trucks entering Gaza, far below needed levels, and 90 per cent of aid trucks entering Kerem Shalom/Karm Abu Salem (98 of 109) were looted. On 1 December, UNRWA paused the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom/Karm Abu Salem, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, due to a total breakdown of law and order. Heavy rains and cold weather further deteriorate the survival conditions of displaced families, with tents flooded and damaged, and at least five newborns having reportedly died of hypothermia. Shelter and WASH items need to be prioritized. Safe, rapid, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access is urgently needed to meet the rising needs of nearly two million Palestinians in Gaza.