The United Nations spokesperson warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, with partners able to deliver supplies to 28,000 families but an estimated 1,100,000 people still urgently needing assistance. "They warn, however, that 1,100,000 people still urgently need help as rainstorms continue to damage and destroy many existing shelters," the spokesperson said.

The briefing listed items already delivered — about 1,600 tents, 16,000 tarpaulins and 27,000 blankets — and stressed that tents are a temporary solution. The spokesperson said more supplies are needed, including toolkits, cement and heavy machinery to clear debris, "as well as sustained funding to transition from emergency to early recovery efforts."

On education, the spokesperson said partners opened roughly 440 temporary learning spaces serving about 268,000 children but reported that education supplies continue to be denied entry by Israeli authorities on the grounds that education "is not a critical activity during the first phase of the ceasefire." "We do not we do believe that it is critical, activity," the spokesperson said.

Reporters asked about recent restrictions on international NGOs and their impact on humanitarian operations; the spokesperson said bans make delivery more difficult and "does not make our life any easier, and it makes life worse, for the civilians in Gaza who need humanitarian help." She noted UNICEF and other agencies supply minimum classroom kits and offered to provide more detail on what is being blocked.

The spokesperson and agencies also reported nutrition screening results and the scale of needs among children: partners screened 76,000 children last month and identified nearly 4,900 cases of acute malnutrition, including more than 820 cases of severe acute malnutrition, bringing the 2025 total identified to nearly 95,000 cases of acute malnutrition.

The UN reiterated calls for rapid, sustained and unimpeded access so partners can scale up assistance and transition toward recovery.