Palestinians draw water in Gaza, on October 26, 2025. JEHAD ALSHRAFI/AP
The uncertainty surrounding humanitarian aid in Gaza, which is insufficient and still considered an adjustment variable by the Israeli authorities despite the fragile ceasefire agreed on October 10, is gradually lifting. Under the United States' influence, a new framework is being established. This system marks a break with the practices that have prevailed since the start of the war in Gaza, launched in retaliation for Hamas's bloody attacks on October 7, 2023, and, above all, with the humanitarian aid system that had been established in the enclave for decades.
On Friday, October 24, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the civil-military coordination center that the US had opened in southern Israel. Washington, he said, was "ready to work" with certain United Nations agencies, but not with UNRWA, the agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, which had been a crucial stakeholder in Gaza for decades. Rubio claimed that UNRWA had become "a subsidiary of Hamas," echoing Israeli arguments that have been disproven by UN investigations.
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Israel's UNRWA ban: Unprecedented decision jeopardizes aid to Palestinians as war rages
