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UNRWA Situation Report #199 on the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

UNRWA

3 Dec 2025

All information updated for 24 - 30 November 2025 [1]
Days 777 - 783 since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip

Highlights

The Gaza Strip

• The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported, according to OCHA, that since the ceasefire, 347 Palestinians have been killed, 889 injured and 596 bodies have been retrieved from under the rubble.
• On 24 November 2025, an UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Jabalia camp was reportedly impacted due to a quadcopter strike by Israeli forces. No casualties were reported, although the facility sustained minor damage.
• Describing severe destruction and the struggle facing women, especially the more than 57,000 who now head their households, amid high prices and lack of income, UN Women's Chief of Humanitarian Action reported that women are facing hunger, fear, repeated displacement and winter conditions in makeshift shelters that offer little protection.
• According to the Shelter Cluster, collective efforts to prepare for the winter season are under strain due to new winter storms, driving a cycle of renewed emergency needs. Most people in Gaza continue to reside in a range of inadequate shelter types that fail to meet basic emergency standards, including tents, makeshift tents, and partially or heavily damaged buildings.
• UNRWA is continuing to respond to flooding impacts across 32 UNRWA schools-turned-shelters, mostly in Middle Area and Khan Younis (27). First response operations are in progress, including water removal from flooded yards and clearance of blocked manholes and drainage collectors, in addition to repairs to damaged tents and distribution of tarpaulins to affected families. Efforts remain focused on closing outstanding gaps to ensure safe and adequate shelter conditions.
• Amid immense humanitarian needs, UNRWA operations continue to face severe challenges, including restrictions on bringing aid and vital supplies directly into the Gaza Strip. Despite these constraints, UNRWA is scaling up its response, including in education and health sector. Over 50,000 students are now engaged in in-person learning activities across all areas of Gaza. Health services have been significantly expanded in the north, with five active medical facilities in Gaza City and North Area, providing primary healthcare to around 1,800 patients daily. On 30 November, the Muawiya health centre in Mawasi reopened, strengthening access to essential care in the area.
• The joint catch-up immunization campaign reached 15,895 children in November (the first of three phases), with MoH and PRCS, and with support of UNICEF and WHO. As part of this joint effort, UNRWA teams vaccinated 4,624 children (29 per cent of the total). UNRWA participated with 32 teams out of 141 teams in total (22.6 per cent of the medical workforce involved).

The West Bank including East Jerusalem

• On 26 November, Israeli Forces launched a large-scale operation in Tubas governorate, so-called operation 'Five Stones'. The operation has to date included the use of advanced weaponry and war-like tactics, with Israeli Forces entering El Far'a Camp early on 28 November.
• A new demolition order was issued by Israeli Forces against Jenin Camp on 25 November. This marks the latest in a series of demolitions rendering parts of the de-populated camp uninhabitable.