The Humanitarian Situation in the Gaza Strip

Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) has just published a detailed report on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip between October 2025 and June 2026.

That report is based on data collected and validated through the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC), including its Joint Coordination Board (JCB) which oversees the ongoing coordination of humanitarian operations.

The findings are further corroborated by information from the United Nations and other international organisations, as well as publicly available reports, and independent humanitarian research.

Six key findings are:

1. The entry of food into the Gaza Strip is nearly three times the requirements defined by the World Food Program (WFP).
2. The increased availability of food in Gaza is reflected in food prices which dropped by about 72% between September 2025 and May 2026.
3. The primary challenges to food availability and affordability are not related to the volume of aid entering Gaza but to its management, taxation, and circulation in the Hamas-controlled areas of the Gaza Strip.
4. Medical capacity continues to expand through the sustained entry of medicines, medical supplies and advanced medical equipment, while hospital bed capacity has increased by over 50% since the ceasefire, according to WHO.
5. The amount of water currently available in Gaza meets international humanitarian standards.
6. Repeated predictions that Israel’s policies of ending contacts with UNRWA and vetting international NGOs would prevent an adequate humanitarian response in Gaza have thus been proven false.