UN Says Aid to Gaza Remains Critically Slow Despite Ceasefire
Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in the central Gaza Strip, October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Humanitarian assistance moving into Gaza is still far below what is needed to prevent mass hunger, a United Nations spokesperson warned on Friday, saying the flow of supplies has not improved enough even after a recent ceasefire took effect. The UN’s comments come as the United States promotes a new peace proposal before the Security Council that includes the deployment of an international security force inside Gaza.
The UN said its agencies and partners have delivered around 37,000 metric tonnes of aid since October 10, with food making up the majority of the deliveries. Farhan Haq, speaking for the organization, stressed that the volume of aid is “nowhere near sufficient” to meet the scale of need among civilians. He noted that aid access remains extremely limited, with only two crossing points open, and said humanitarian workers from NGOs are still being blocked from entering Gaza, making distribution efforts far more difficult.
The World Food Programme says it intends to reach 1.6 million people and has so far provided parcels for one million. Each food package is designed to support a family for ten days, but UN officials say that the pace of delivery is not keeping up with the growing risk of famine.
Meanwhile, diplomatic sources have revealed new details of a draft Security Council resolution circulated by the United States as part of a wider peace strategy. The proposal endorses the creation of a transitional governing authority in Gaza, described in the text as a “Board of Peace,” which would operate until 2027. The draft also calls for establishing an International Stabilization Force to control border areas and oversee the demilitarization of Gaza.
Several elements of the plan remain under negotiation, including how the force would be supervised and whether the Security Council would maintain direct oversight. Questions also remain about how the new governing structure would interact with the Palestinian Authority, which currently administers parts of the occupied territories.
