Food Assistance To Gaza Is Still Less Than Urgent Needs

The condition of refugees queuing for food in Gaza/Obviously UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel

JAKARTA - The United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP) distributes around 560 tons of food daily to Gaza since the ceasefire was imposed on October 11, 2025.

However, the agency warned that the number was far from sufficient to meet the urgent needs of residents in the region.

The ceasefire has opened up few opportunities, and the WFP moved quickly to expand food aid and reach families who have faced months of blockades, evacuations and hunger, "WFP spokesman Abeer Etefa told reporters in Geneva.

In the period 11'15 October, about 230 trucks carried about 2,800 tons of food supplies to Gaza.

Two additional convoys entered through the Kerem SALom crossing on Thursday with wheat flour and nutritious foodstuffs, although the exact amount is still calculated.

"The number of aids we (sent) is still below the number of needs, but we are heading in the right direction," he said, adding the average daily shipments had reached about 560 tonnes since the ceasefire took effect.

To bring aid closer to residents, WFP has opened five food distribution points throughout Gaza and plans to expand it to 145 locations.

Etefa said the expansion plan depended on the smooth flow of incoming aid trucks consistently.

Currently, nine bakeries have been operating in Gaza and produce more than 100,000 packs of bread daily.

Each pack weighs two kilograms and can feed a family of five people a day, or about half a million people out of a total population of Gaza which reaches more than two million people.

The WFP targets the number of bakeries to increase to 30 across Gaza's territory.

The agency has also prepared nearly 60 thousand tons of food supply in Egypt, Jordan, and Israel to maintain the sustainability of shipments during the ceasefire.

According to data from the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (OCHA) quoted from Israeli information to mediators, as many as 950 trucks entered Gaza on Thursday, including eight trucks carrying fuel and three trucks carrying 807 gas, including through the Slamom and 143 through Kissufim.

The day before, it was recorded that 716 trucks crossed the border, with 16 of them carrying fuel and gas. Of these, 623 trucks entered through Kerem SALom and 93 through Kissufim.

The total shipment includes aid through the commercial sector, bilateral donations, and systems coordinated by the United Nations, with about a third managed through the UN mechanism.

Source: Anadolu