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Many families are returning to shattered neighbourhoods where unstable buildings and unexploded ordnance pose deadly risks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWater, food and essential services are still desperately needed<\/strong>,\u201d OCHA said, as humanitarian partners race to meet soaring demand amid widespread destruction.<\/p>\n Aid continues to enter Gaza, with more than 300 truckloads of supplies collected from the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing between Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n The cargo included thousands of pallets of wheat flour, canned food, rice and supplies for hot meals, alongside medical equipment, tents, tarpaulins and winter clothing.<\/p>\n While data from Sunday\u2019s deliveries is still being compiled, the UN confirmed that hygiene kits, post-partum kits and shelter materials entered the Strip.<\/p>\n The UN Office for Project Services which provides comprehensive emergency services (UNOPS) also distributed some 329,000 litres of diesel to keep hospitals, telecommunications and food operations running.<\/p>\n Humanitarian partners, working with 170 community kitchens, have now provided more than one million hot meals \u2013 mostly in southern and central Gaza.<\/p>\n In Deir al Balah, Khan Younis and Gaza City, 15 UN-supported bakeries are producing tens of thousands of bundles of bread daily, distributed free to shelters and communities across hundreds of sites.<\/p>\n Teams are also expanding work to reduce the risk from unexploded ordnance \u2013 largely from the Israeli offensive \u2013 as people begin returning to their homes.<\/p>\nAid is getting in<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Hot meals and bread<\/h2>\n