United Nations humanitarian agencies have responded to emergency distress calls from Gaza’s Civil Defense teams, coordinating rescue operations for injured civilians in the Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City. This intervention comes amid persistent reports of Israeli military operations across all five governorates of the besieged territory.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed the rescue mission occurred Monday following an urgent request from local emergency services. While specific details regarding the nature of the emergency remain undisclosed, the operation highlights the critical role international organizations play in mitigating the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.
Concurrently, the World Health Organization has successfully facilitated the medical evacuation of 18 critically ill patients alongside 54 companions for overseas treatment. Despite these efforts, WHO officials report that over 16,500 patients still require life-saving medical care unavailable within Gaza’s decimated healthcare infrastructure.
With winter conditions approaching, humanitarian organizations are intensifying efforts to distribute cold-weather essentials across the strip. Relief partners have already provided tens of thousands of vital items including winter clothing, footwear, blankets, and towels to vulnerable children and families over the past two months.
OCHA has reiterated its urgent appeal for the opening of all available border crossings and transit corridors to enable patient transfers to the West Bank and facilitate unimpeded access for international emergency medical teams. The office also expressed growing concern about recent Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank governorates of Tubas and Jenin, where reports indicate significant civilian displacement, infrastructure destruction targeting water networks, and the closure of commercial establishments.
Disturbingly, OCHA documentation reveals that nearly two dozen Palestinian families have been forcibly displaced from their homes in the past 48 hours alone, with their properties subsequently converted into military observation posts.