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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 7h

“People in Gaza need everything — food, clean water, fuel, medicines, tents, blankets, clothes, hygiene kits. Everything is lacking,” our Tamara Alrifai tells BBC.

UNRWA stands ready to deliver aid. Next, our top priority will be helping 660,000 children return to education.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 9h

For 75 years, UNRWA has been the largest humanitarian organisation in #Gaza — delivering education, healthcare, and relief to millions.

Our teams know the communities, have the trust, and the capacity to deliver at scale in Gaza. To reach everyone in need, UNRWA must be part of the response.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 11h

UNRWA’s humanitarian supplies are sitting in warehouses outside #Gaza - banned from entering by Israeli Authorities.

We have enough food for the entire population for 3 months stuck in Egypt & Jordan.

There’s no more time to lose - we need a green light to start bringing in UNRWA’s aid immediately

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 14h

🔹 On 10 October, a ceasefire entered into force across the Gaza Strip.
🔹 Since the olive harvest began on 9 October, Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their farms in the West Bank have continued unabated.

Our latest report on #Gaza and the #WestBank:

www.unrwa.org/resources/re...

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 14h

“What we have no clarity on yet is UNRWA’s ability to bring in the supplies we already have, about half of all UN supplies outside #Gaza right now,” our Sam Rose tells @channel4news.bsky.social.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

“Finally, a day of positive emotions and a reunion for Israeli and Palestinian families shedding some light of hope after more than 2 years of total darkness."

—UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini

Full statement: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

Only UNRWA can deliver lifesaving aid at the scale #Gaza needs. We have the network, the experience, and the trust of the community.

The State of Israel must let UNRWA bring in the huge amount of aid that has been blocked in our warehouses in Jordan and Egypt since 2nd March.
Let UNRWA do its work.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

“In the first ceasefire, UNRWA brought in enough food in the first four days to feed a million people," our Sam Rose tells DW News.

With 75 years of uninterrupted experience in #Gaza, UNRWA has the knowledge and plans in place to distribute aid effectively across the Strip.

#UNRWAworks

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

"We've not had any progress to move supplies into Gaza ... and this is absolutely critical in controlling the spread of famine," our Juliette Touma tells @reuters.com

UNRWA is still waiting for the green light from the Israeli authorities to bring aid into #Gaza.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

Following the #ceasefire announcement, people are making their way north.

Many are returning to the rubble of their homes, as nearly 80% of structures have been damaged or destroyed.

UNRWA continues its essential services across the #Gaza Strip to support those in greatest need.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

“We’ve got enough food to feed everyone in #Gaza for between two and three months, and the population is starving.

We’ve got shelter items for hundreds of thousands of people, blankets for over a million people,” our Sam Rose tells Middle East Eye.

www.middleeasteye.net/news/more-50...

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

“Nothing replaces a school. For children, school is beyond learning. It’s about making friends and developing social skills. All of that is being lost in #Gaza amid deep trauma of children,” our Juliette Touma tells @elpais.com.

english.elpais.com/internationa...

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

“It is impossible to imagine a humanitarian operation in #Gaza, at the scale required, without UNRWA", our Juliette Touma told Kuwait News Agency.

We call for the immediate opening of all humanitarian crossings and for UNRWA to be allowed to bring aid in at scale.

KUNA : UN agencies ready for urgent humanitarian aid plan in Gaza following ceasefire - Human - 10/10/2025

www.kuna.net.kw

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

UNRWA continues to serve 920,000 #Palestine Refugees in the occupied #WestBank including East Jerusalem.

#UNRWAworks to lead the emergency response to the largest displacement crisis in the West Bank since 1967.

Learn more:
www.unrwa.org/sites/defaul...

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

For two long years, the people of #Gaza have survived the worst bombardment, displacement, loss and grief.

UNRWA teams have been there — every single day — delivering lifesaving food, medicines and essential supplies.

We will stay and continue to serve those who need us the most.

#UNRWAworks

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

#Gaza’s war: 2 years too long.

🔴 Famine confirmed in Gaza governorate
🔴 455 malnutrition-related deaths
🔴 Almost all cropland damaged, inaccessible, or both

The State of Israel has banned UNRWA from bringing in aid for over 7 months.
Lift the siege.

#UNRWAworks:

www.unrwa.org

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

“UNRWA has food that can be provided to the entire population in #Gaza, sufficient for three months. And this is absolutely critical in controlling the spread of famine, which has been confirmed in Gaza City,” our Juliette Touma said at the UN Geneva press briefing.

Lift the ban on UNRWA aid.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

People in #Gaza have started returning north again.

They are unsure what they will find left of their homes and communities. “Whatever it is, it’s better than facing death every second,” one of our colleagues in Gaza told us.

#ceasefire

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

“There is no other way to undertake a humanitarian response at the scale needed in #Gaza, without the United Nations, including UNRWA” our Juliette Touma tells @cnn.com.

UNRWA has the necessary reach, network, know-how and trust of the communities to deliver aid directly to the people in need.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

"UNRWA is waiting for green light to bring in supplies. our teams in Gaza are ready to receive and distribute them. They include good, medicines and hygiene kits" our Juliette Touma tells @nytimes.com

Aid Groups Prepare to Provide Quick Relief to Gaza Under Cease-Fire

The new Israel-Hamas deal contains provisions to increase aid to Gaza, and for the reopening of a border crossing from Egypt.

www.nytimes.com

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

“UNRWA is the largest humanitarian organisation in Gaza. It would be very difficult to implement the large-scale distribution of aid that is needed without UNRWA,” our Juliette Touma told @theipaper.com.

#ceasefire

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

The #ceasefire in #Gaza “is an important first step, but it has to be sustainable,” our Jonathan Fowler tells TRT World.

There must be an unimpeded flow of aid, including the lifesaving supplies waiting in UNRWA warehouses.

People in Gaza need everything.

Lift the siege.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

“UNRWA is uniquely placed to run a full-fledged education system in #Gaza in the same way it did before the war,” our Tamara Alrifai tells @aljazeera.com

UNRWA’s team in Gaza, including teachers, are crucial for the implementation of the #ceasefire agreement.

Let us work.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

The famine in #Gaza can be reversed.

UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for three months, waiting outside Gaza, and a system in place to distribute aid safely and at scale.

Let us do our work.

#ceasefire

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 4d

#WorldMentalHealthDay reminds us that there is no health without mental health.

In the #Gaza Strip, UNRWA health teams continue to provide psychological first aid and counselling.

In times of crisis, mental health is essential.

#UNRWAworks

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