In Gaza, which has been affected by war and displacement for more than 11 months, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is leading humanitarian assistance efforts in coordination with various agencies.
The OCHA office warned that humanitarian aid workers have very limited options to reach northern Gaza.
When humanitarian missions are not allowed into war-torn areas, ordinary Palestinian people face shortages of food, water, shelter, health and other services and supplies, which are critical to their survival.
It is said that Palestinians in Gaza need more basic items, including soap, which must be delivered there.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) issued a warning on Monday expressing concern that temporary shelters built for people displaced by the 11-month-long war in Gaza are infested with insects and rats.
In this situation, the general public is at risk of contracting infectious diseases due to the lack of basic materials to maintain hygiene.
But the mission is facing difficulties in reaching poor communities to provide aid.
Following the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas and other extremist groups in southern Israel, the Israeli military launched a large-scale crackdown, leading to mass displacement of people and the need for humanitarian aid.
Challenges before aid missions
The UN office said the group had to wait more than five hours at an Israeli checkpoint on the road to the coastal area before reaching northern Gaza.
In the first two weeks of September, seven UN agencies led more than 50 missions, launched in coordination with the Israeli authorities.
Even so, only a quarter of it managed to cross the Israeli border crossing of Wadi Gaza into the northern region. At the same time, missions that were allowed to cross the border posts often encountered obstacles in their path.
Some relief convoys have reportedly been stopped at gunpoint, shot at or held in battle zones for hours.
The UN agency has strongly stated that such incidents pose a threat to the safety of staff and make it difficult for the mission to complete its work, which is completely unacceptable.