Key facts
- The Board of Peace said Israel's steps were acknowledged but "the response remains insufficient" and urged immediate entry of all necessary supplies.
- Cogat, Israel's aid-coordinating military body, said reconstruction "can only begin after Hamas fully disarms".
- OCHA said more than 150,000 tents were outside Gaza, with aid constrained by Israeli restrictions and funding shortfalls.
- Hamas denied responsibility for ceasefire delays and said the Board's comment presented a distorted account of the disaster's causes.
- Cogat said the winter plan brought in more than 91,000 tents and 8,200-plus trucks with tarpaulins, blankets and winter clothing.
- The Hamas-run health ministry says 74,645 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, figures the UN considers reliable.
The Board of Peace, the US-backed body established to oversee the implementation of President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, called on Israel on November 10, 2026 to immediately allow all necessary humanitarian supplies into Gaza after rain flooded tens of thousands of tents. The body acknowledged steps Israel is considering but said "the response remains insufficient".
Winter rain began in Gaza over the weekend of November 7 and 8, 2026. On Sunday, November 8, three children and a woman were killed when a sand embankment collapsed onto tents in the central Strip. Around 65% of Gaza's population, about 1.4 million people, now live in tents or makeshift shelters, according to the UN.
The Board said it had been urging Israel to authorize entry of goods for temporary shelter and water and sanitation infrastructure. It said delays in approving supplies "exacerbated the consequences of a foreseeable humanitarian challenge" and delayed the start of decommissioning weapons and transferring Hamas authority to a transitional government. It also said Hamas's failure to disarm and transfer power had compounded difficulties for civilians.
Cogat, the Israeli military body responsible for aid, said it had allowed in tens of thousands of tents and trucks with winter supplies, but added reconstruction "can only begin after Hamas fully disarms". Israel's foreign ministry spokeswoman Michal Maayan said on Monday, November 9 that Israel had in recent months put in place a winter plan with the Board of Peace and international charities. According to Cogat, that plan brought in more than 91,000 tents and 8,200-plus trucks with tarpaulins, blankets, winter clothing and other equipment. Cogat said it would not allow in equipment that could be used for military purposes, and Maayan accused Hamas of hoarding aid.