UN Seeks $2.5 Billion for Gaza, Ten Times More Than Earlier
- United Nations says that’s still short of $4.1 billion needed
- World body cites ‘the magnitude’ of needs, constraints
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The United Nations is seeking $2.5 billion for humanitarian aid in Gaza through the rest of the year, an exponential increase from six months ago that underscores the deteriorating situation for those caught in the middle of the Israel-Hamas war.
In total, the UN is appealing to donors for $2.8 billion for Gaza and the West Bank — tenfold the amount it said it needed the week after Hamas attacked Israel in October, starting the war. Almost one-third of the funding would go for food, while about $800 million would go toward meeting shelter and health needs.