Overview
- UN satellite analysis estimates roughly 61.5 million tons of debris across Gaza with about 78% of buildings damaged or destroyed, rising to 83% in Gaza City.
- Environmental assessments warn at least 4.9 million tons of rubble may contain asbestos and around 2.9 million tons could hold hazardous industrial waste.
- Despite a US-brokered cease-fire, Israeli actions were reported in Gaza including a confirmed drone strike in Nuseirat that wounded four and demolitions near Khan Younis, with local authorities counting dozens of deaths since the truce began.
- UNICEF warns of a potential ‘lost generation,’ noting a third year without regular schooling and that only about one-sixth of school-age children have reached temporary learning centers.
- Hamas and other Palestinian factions say they agreed to hand administration to a temporary technocratic committee, as UNRWA urges Israel to let winter supplies in, WHO reports just 200–300 aid trucks a day versus 600 needed, and UNMAS cites over 560 unexploded devices found without full clearance access.