Overview
- Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told the UN that UNRWA can cover November payroll but has no visibility on December, projecting a roughly $200 million shortfall across late 2025 and early 2026.
- Israel’s ban on UNRWA operations and the United States’ funding suspension remain in force, and the agency repatriated international staff while continuing work through about 12,000 local employees.
- Aid flows promised under the ceasefire have not materialized, with roughly 150 trucks entering Gaza daily versus about 600 pledged, as the UN warns of catastrophic hunger and winter exposure, especially in the north where famine was declared in August.
- UNRWA says international legal findings, including UN Commission of Inquiry conclusions and ICJ rulings, support lifting restrictions that currently constrain its operations.
- COGAT said the northern Zikim crossing is now open on a permanent basis, and Israel received the body of captive Meny Godard from the ICRC under ongoing ceasefire exchanges.