United Nations spokespeople on Thursday said humanitarian assistance in Gaza is scaling up but that urgent access and funding gaps remain.

Farhan, the UN spokesperson, told reporters that ‘‘remaining restrictions must be lifted to urgently get more aid in,’’ citing a field report from Tom Fletcher, the UN under‑secretary‑general for humanitarian affairs. The briefing said partners have increased operational health service points to 219 across Gaza — including 12 primary health centers, six medical points and four hospitals in the northern governorates — and that more than 7,000 children under age 3 were vaccinated in the first five days of a Nov. 9 catch‑up campaign.

Farhan said more than 1,300,000 meals have been distributed by over two dozen partners through 195 kitchens, including roughly 180,000 meals in northern Gaza, and that general food assistance has reached more than 64,000 households (about 320,000 people as of Saturday). He added that the humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Rameez Al Akbarov, "has released $18,000,000" from the humanitarian fund to support critical operations as winter approaches.

On diplomacy, the spokesperson described the Security Council’s recent Gaza resolution as ‘‘an important step in the consolidation of the ceasefire’’ and said the United Nations is committed to implementing the roles entrusted to it in the text. Farhan said the secretary‑general ‘‘encourages all parties to abide by’’ the resolution and urged that the diplomatic momentum be translated into ‘‘concrete and urgently needed steps on the ground.’’

Reporters pressed whether the UN would participate in a proposed ‘‘board of peace’’ mentioned in the resolution. Farhan said the UN was not part of those discussions at the time and that "we are prepared to play any role that is involved in supporting the work of this resolution," but that the organization would need to review details before taking a formal position.

Reporters also raised a Physicians for Human Rights report cited by one journalist alleging that ‘‘at least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in the last two years.’’ Farhan said the UN has been clear about concerns over detainees’ conditions and the need to uphold their rights and dignity; he referred specific allegations to relevant human‑rights offices and did not confirm or deny the report’s figures on the podium.

The briefing closed with the spokesperson reiterating calls for increased humanitarian access and funding to meet winter needs and the continuing rehabilitation of health facilities damaged during the conflict.